Procrastination, and my college experiences Joaquin Cabrera HCOP Summer Program Mrs. Andrea Reily Helzner Monday, july 17, 2000 According to the article (Magazine: Journal do- Genetic Psychology, December 1999), procrastination is referred as the act of needlessly delaying a task until the point of some discomfort. This is a behavior problem that many adults experience on a regular basis. In this paper I will be talking about two studies that researched about how procrastination hits students. It will also talk about ways to put an end to procrastination and give stories about people who overcame procrastination and achieved their goals. Toward the end I will talk about how procrastinat ...view middle of the document...
In the same article they did another study, this time 42 undergraduates were enrolled in two psychology courses. They were to complete assignments to see who were more likely to procrastinate. When the results were finished they found out that the mean for gender, meaning male or female, was not significantly different. As they expected, the students with internal control began assignments earlier than those students with external control expectancies. The students with internal locus of control took fewer days to return the assignments than those with external locus of control. Most importantly of all, they came with the conclusion that procrastination involves much more than poor time-management skills.Stopping Procrastination Before procrastination can be stopped, it is necessary to understand what makes people procrastinate in the first place. We know that procrastinators will purposely let enjoyable activities get in their ways, making their priorities wait. They do this via watching TV, socializing with others, or playing computer games. The students may want to escape from some difficult or boring assignments. The students will procrastinate if they do not have good time-management skills. It is not due to laziness or lack of discipline, believe it or not. The biggest one of all is that they do it because of fear of failure.Why should we procrastinate? Well, procrastination will use up all of the emotional energy that could have been used for work. The student will feel remorse because he knows that there is so much to do. Of course this can lead to depression. Then once you procrastinate...
