Essay on The Art of Procrastination

We all have done it one time or another, just putting something off. People would rather live life in the moment instead of doing the real task at hand right then and there. So many people procrastinate, and when these people say ‘I'll do it later,’ they might actually mean never. This could be a real problem in society, however, people find a way to get their thing done. In Lord of the Flies, Jack also procrastinated. When a plane came over the island, Jack had finally had the guts to kill a pig, except this time it was just so fortunate the fire had gone out. In a dialogue between Jack and Ralph, Ralph was not happy and said, "‘You let the fire go out.’ Jack checked, vaguely irritated by this irrelevance but too happy to let it worry him. ‘We can light the fire again…’” Jack replied to letting the fire out very nonchalantly and just had the feeling that they could do it later. Procrastination is a fault in human nature that is unavoidable, because many people do it, and people don't like to do the task at

Many of us can recognize that leaving things to the very last minute is not very wise and can cause an abundance of unnecessary stress. Procrastination is self-sabotage whether it’s to pay a credit card bill, fill up gas in your car, or complete your homework. Procrastination ranges from the most miniscule task to the most significant ones so the question is why do people procrastinate? For myself I rationalize this behavior by saying I work best under pressure but through my recent discoveries I found this isn’t true at all, it was just an excuse. The heavy pressure we feel when an important deadline is approaching physically forces us to complete our work but that doesn’t always mean that our work is good. Starting a project weeks before it is due guarantees that we had time to think and process your ideas therefore our work is our work is generally well-prepared. Starting an assignment the night before it’s due forces us to rush through it just to get it done it does not ensure that our best abilities are being put to use and usually ensures that our best abilities are being put to use and usually ensures that it’s satisfactory at its best from a psychological standpoint procrastinators can adapt

I like to think there are four levels of procrastination. The first is false security, the “I still have plenty of time, I can finish this later.” The second is laziness, the thoughts like,“I should probably get this started. Nah.” Next comes denial and excuses such as, “I would start this, but I’m doing something else right now.” and, “I’m just taking a little break.” Then finally the crisis stage, the stage during which you stay up all night long in order to finish the homework assignment you had all day to do. Because of this, the hardest part of my daily routine was the time when I knew I needed to start my homework, but I truly wanted to keep watching shows on Netflix. This wouldn't be as difficult if it weren't

The two articles, 'The Procrastination Doom Loop- And How to Break It' and 'This Was Supposed To Be My Column For New Years' both provide much information about procrastination. One example is that it has more to do with emotion than time. In the article, written by Derek Thompson, he talks about how each of us recognizes it is important to go to the dentist, but still put it off. We look away from this because the pain is too upfront and the rewards are too small. Another example is having nothing to distract you and everything ready to go, but not writing an email back because you don't feel like it. Procrastination can be an effective tool for getting things done.

“There is a bad side to procrastination, though, the bacteria kind, the one that if you don't clean up quickly, it will spread and fast. It gets to a point where you start seeing it in your dreams, piles upon piles of paper gliding across the room. You start to feel a shiver down your back, while you hear your teacher's voice in the background. Next thing you know, you have twenty-four piles touching the ceiling. It also may be contagious for whoever you may be around for an extended period of

There is a certain irony with procrastination, things we put off doing accumulate to the point of in manageability and feelings of anxiety increase which, is why we procrastinate anyway.

People are used to taking the road of less resistance, and as such tend to procrastinate more often than not. Just think about how many times you have said, “I would love to go to the gym today, but I have that barbeque tomorrow and I do not want to be sore”. There is a saying, “I do not have the time for the gym – I make

My dad, Cooper Mueggenberg, always felt that he had procrastinated too much while he was young. A quote he lived by was, “procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried”. One day in Math class he had a conversation with his teacher, Mr.Fisher, he realized that in order to fulfill his dream of being an elementary teacher he would have to change his ways.

Question being, why do people procrastinate? There are many different views on procrastination. Some people say it occurs because of laziness while others believe it being from “ indecision and perfectionism.” (Warren n.p.). Author, Tim Urban, of “Why Procrastinators Procrastinate” perceives procrastination as being a ‘gratification monkey in the human brain . Urban says the monkey “thinks only about the present, ignoring lessons from the past and disregarding the future altogether.” (Urban 2). Procrastination leads people in different directions aside from one’s original focal point. Urban adds “the procrastinator finds himself spending a lot of time in a place called the Dark Playground,” (Urban 2). The Dark Playground is a place in the human mind where leisure activities are not supposed to occur, but occur regardless of one’s decision and liking. The Urban adds that the fun one has while in the Dark Playground is not actually considered fun, reason being it is not actually considered fun, reason being it is not honorary; resulting in dread, guilt, anxiety, self-hatred, and fear. (Urban 2). That include’s the general understanding and reasoning behind why one procrastinates, but what does procrastination have to do with fear? Why do people fear failure and loneliness? Based off of personal experiences, failure and loneliness

Since I was in elementary school, my teachers always warned me of the consequences of procrastination. They constantly nagged about how it would be a bigger issue for me in the future if I did not address it soon enough. Similar to this assignment, I continued to put off confronting my habit and put myself in a bigger hole where I am overwhelmed by all my late work assignments. M. Scott Peck, the author of The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth, conveys his thoughts on humans’ ineffective approach to problem-solving in his introduction titled, “Problems and Pain.” Peck contends that humans must correctly confront life’s “series of problems” despite the pain and discomfort it brings.

This is a clear example of cognitive dissonance, a psychological conflict between one’s beliefs. So with the actual problem, the solution can be identified. There is a coping technique for procrastination where all

It is better not to put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Many consequences can arise when one procrastinates. An example of this is found in Shakespeare’s Hamlet through the depiction of the central character. Although Hamlet is characterized as daring, brave, loyal, and intelligent, he is overwhelmed by his own conscience. The tragic hero is defined as one whose downfall is brought about due to their tragic flaw. Hamlet’s inability to act on his father’s murder, his mother’s marriage, and his uncle assuming of the thrown are all evidence of his tragic flaw of procrastination.

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.

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” (Abraham Lincoln) This quote is something many people tend to ignore when they come face to face with something as major as a significant event that causes a life change or even something as simple as a class assignment. This phenomenon is called procrastination. Every human has at least done it once in their life and has suffered from the consequences due to the act of procrastinating. Once somebody has felt the impact that procrastination brings, then they are stuck stressing out over a problem that could’ve been easily avoided a significant amount of time ago. The stress the person has to go through when they realized they messed up in a major way, the amount of regret from procrastinating in the first place, all of these feelings are enough to push a person in the right direction

Another factor that causes procrastination is fear. Fear is a very powerful emotion. Whenever someone is faced with a difficult task, they can become overran by the fear of not being able to complete it. People who succumb to this are setting themselves up for failure. Whenever someone feels as if they are going to fail, they tend to postpone the task for as long as possible. This means that they often try to avoid the task all together until completion is absolutely necessary. In doing so, the number of tasks that need to be done increases. However, the time required to complete them does not.