Blog Post 5: Procrastination

The avoidance of doing a task which needs to be done - postponing until tomorrow what can be done today. Procrastination not only affects a person's work but also commonly involves feeling such as guilt, inadequacy, self-disgust, stress and depression. You regularly have good intentions to get an early start preparing for examinations, but it's just too difficult to get out of your warm and cozy bed. Before you know it, it is already afternoon. You should really be working hard on your dissertation, but the flowers simply cannot be left to wilt. The washing and shopping both need doing. Your friends all agree that you need to relax every once in a while. So what does it matter if you go out on the town for the third time in a week? The dissertation will always be there when you come back. Even if you enjoy studying, there are always temptations lurking to put paid to your good intentions. Of course, it is quite normal to occasionally give in to temptation, but if starts to become a habit, you are likely to encounter real problems.

According to the article entitled "Overcoming Procrastination" by Steve Pavlina in his own website stevepavlina.com. The summary it's all about on how to overcome procrastination among students, the behaviour pattern of procrastination can be triggered in many ways, so you won't always procrastinate for the same your reason. Sometimes you'll procrastinate because you're overwhelmed with too much on your plate, and procrastination gives you escape. Other times you'll feel tired and lazy, and you just can't going. This article will explore the root causes of procrastination and give you several practical tools to overcome it.

Steve Pavlina quoted that "One of the simplest ways to reduce stress is to take more
time for play." A wise solution  is to reduce the amount of stress in your life when
possible, such that you can spend more time working because you want to,  not because
you have to. When you feel stressed, worried, or anxious, it's hard to work productively.
levels under control.

Sometimes you may have more items on your to-do list that you can reasonably
complete. This can quickly lead to overwhelm, and ironically  you may be more likely to
procrastinate when you can least afford it. Think of it as your brain refusing to cooperate with a schedule that you know is unreasonable. In this case, the message is that you need to stop, reassess your true priorities, and simplify. Be aware that the peak performers in any field tend to take more vacation time and work shorter hours than the workaholics. When you feel lazy, even simple tasks seem like too much work because is your energy is too low compared to the energy required by the task. Once we fall into this pattern, it's easy to get stuck due to inertia because an object at rest tends to remain at rest.


I read another article entitled "The Psychology of Overcoming Procrastination" by Kendra Cherry in about.com. The summary is all about procrastination is something that most people have at least a little experience with. No matter how well- organized and committed you are, chances are that you have found yourself frittering away hours on trivial pursuits when you should have been spending that time on school related  projects. This article tells about the psychology knowledge about procrastination among people most especially to the students who are experiencing these aspects.

She quoted "It's not just students who fall into the 'I'll do it later' trap." One of the reason ofthe negative impact of procrastination. These people don't just procrastinate occasionally; it is a major part of their lifestyle. They study late, don't start work on big projects until the night before the deadline.

Unfortunately, this procrastination can have a serious impact on a number of life areas, including a person's mental health. Not only can procrastination have a negative impact on your health; it can also harm your social relationships. In most cases, procrastination is not a sign of a serious problem. It is a common tendency that we all given in to at some point or another. It is only in cases where procrastination becomes to chronic that it begins to have a serious impact on a person's daily life that it becomes a more serious issue.