The Pros And Cons Of Procrastination

I found I’m not alone according to two leading experts on procrastination, Joseph Ferrari, professor of psychology at DePaul University and Timothy Phikul, professor of psychology at Carleton University 20% of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators and up to 70 percent of students in one study said that they procrastinate. This habit affects so many and it one of the most difficult tendencies to kick but fortunately there are ways to go about solving the issue so today I would like to inform you all about why people procrastinate and the effects it can have and also ways to overcome it.

The Ted Talk “Inside The Mind of A Master Procrastination,” by Tim Urban, explain how he claims that everyone procrastinates even if they don't know it. He uses evidence to prove his point such, as his personal experience and refers back to his blog to prove his idea. He claims that there are two types of precaution when there is a short-term effect of procrastination and a long-term of procrastination.

     Procrastination is something that you don’t naturally have an innate ability to do. It is often brought on by finding ways

Besides this omission by Kalat, he still provided an accurate and detailed account of the research article written by Ariely and Wertenbroch. This article is essential in understanding procrastination and answered throughly the three questions it posed. 1.) Are people willing to impose deadlines, with substantial consequences if they are not met, on themselves: yes. 2.) Are these self-imposed deadlines actually helpful in improving overall performance:

People procrastinate because they are afraid to fail, they have poor time management, they avoid things that seem difficult or they feel depressed or they feel guilty. Some people believe that other procrastinate out of laziness or lack of discipline, but I know there are perfectionists that often procrastinate as well. For example, a perfectionist may put off writing a paper until the night before it is due and then they will have an excuse saying, “I restarted because I didn’t like what I had written.”. Another example is that some philosophers and scientists, such that Aristotle questioned if time even exists, and Einstein believed that time was a muddle in which the past, present and future were only illusions.

Their tired, feeling lazy, find the material boring, and even boredom. Whether it’s paying a parking ticket, doing laundry or organizing your closet, we’ve all put certain things off. Procrastinators live in a constant state of denial not thinking about the long term consequences. As tempting and easy as it is, avoidance always catches up. An example, making changes in your diet right away and not saying you will start till Monday.

Attention Getter: A famous author by the name of Wayne Dyer once said, “Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is incredibly heavy.”(1) In todays society it seems as if procrastination has become a normal and acceptable thing to do. It is often joked about amongst schoolmates and co-workers around the world. Nothing seems to get done until it absolutely needs to get done, then everyone runs around getting things done quickly and often times inaccurately. The trouble with this mentality however is that some things will never get done because something will come up tomorrow or the next day and what you are putting off now gets pushed even further back. Today I will persuade you to stop this habit from continuing. I will be explaining the problems we face when dealing with procrastination as well as how to deal with it and actions you can take to prevent it in the future.

Procrastination is a tendency to postpone, put off, delay, reschedule, take a rain check on, put on ice, hold off, or to defer what is necessary to reach a particular goal.(Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition. Philip Lief Group 2009.) While attending College some students find it hard to juggle work, family, and friends. Leading most students down a dangerous path to procrastination; that negative impact affect students from their physical health, mental health, and social health.

With many distractions around us, students across the nation struggle with procrastination daily and it is on an upper spiral. Both men and women students are struggling with putting things off such as work, school, and tasks at home or in their dorms. Unfortunately, 20 percent of males and females are labeled as chronic procrastinators in the United States (Ferrari). Those who are known as “procrastinators” are not born this way, however, their upbringing is what creates this habit. Parents that have high expectations counteract the want to complete tasks among young adults. This is because demanding parents prevent children’s ability of development that allows them to regulate responsibilities (Marano). On the other hand, there are several different types of procrastination according to J. Ferrari, Ph.D. One type is known as the arousal type; this includes people who wait to do homework or tasks until the last minute because they enjoy working quickly under pressure.

There are two different types of procrastinators in this world, the good-for-nothing procrastinator who procrastinates in order to do nothing or the structured procrastinator. The structured procrastinator is sometimes seen as a more useful citizen than someone who does not participate in the great art of procrastination, this is because they have a system to do different tasks, which is the less important tasks take priority over the very important ones. There is a great saying by Dr. John Perry from Stanford, “The psychological principle is this: anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.” (Tierney)

Procrastination is the act or habit of putting tasks on hold. It is the unnecessary postponement of starting or finishing an undertaking, which eventually leads to distress (Solomon & Rothblum, 1984). The intentional delay of due tasks is very common among students and lately, it has become prevalent in college settings (Rabin, Fogel & Nutter-Upham, 2011).

Procrastination: to be slow or late about doing something that should be done; to delay doing something until a later time because you don’t want to do it because you are lazy, etc. (Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary). First off I’d like to give this book a thumbs up on calling out on every excuse we make or everything we say to talk ourselves out of doing something we need to get done right now. I also loved the comics throughout the chapters. At first when I flipped through the book I read all the comics first. I related to them so much, especially the ones with the reading and having to try and cram a lot of reading in and the ones about working better under pressure. In the introduction I took an immediate

In this article John Rampton listed some of the positive aspects of procrastination, although some of them were both logical and relatable but the non-credibility of the sources weakened them & made them less convincible. What made his article engaging is that the ideas he introduced were relatable to the majority. As a procrastinator myself , i found his definition of Procrastination quite interesting where he said “procrastination is using fear as a motivator” , its actually true that we finish some tasks on time only out of fear. Besides, the reasons we delay doing a certain task is usually because it’s either a boring task or a stressful one , which is what the author stated to let readers

There are some things in this world that people tend to put off talking about for numerous reasons, whether it be because it brings them pain or they just don’t want to. One of those things that people don’t really talk about, as ironic as it sounds, is procrastination. There are numerous reasons why people procrastinate, but the real question is: is procrastination natural? In my opinion, yes it is. We all do it at some point in our lives despite how organized we are. This is true even according to professionals. Bill Knaus, a doctor of education and writer for Psychology Today who wrote “Why You Procrastinate and What to do About it,” explains how procrastination comes naturally, “You may think that tomorrow will take care of itself, and so delay is okay,” (Knaus, 2010). This is not to say that we all procrastinate on a regular basis, but rather we all do it at one point, intentional or unintentional. Sometimes it is a very little piece of procrastination, something you wouldn’t have originally considered to be procrastination. For instance, putting off telling someone you have a crush on them. Sure this may not seem like a form of procrastination, but in reality, it is. Putting off anything is considered procrastination, even not telling someone you have a crush on them.

Procrastination can be pretty bad for someone considering the fact that if it is a huge project or essay and you have a very little amount of time then you are going to rush and it is gonna be sloppy and not your best work. Chapter 8 of Think and Grow Rich said that procrastination is opposite of decision, which means that instead of deciding to sit down and take your time on whatever you are working on you put it off until another time. Which for a lot of people and a few instances for me is a bad thing to do. If