Perhaps most of us are familiar with goes saying "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today". However, most people still keep delaying their task without concrete reasons,especially students. Do you really know what is procrastination??By clicking here, you may read few quotes about procrastination.
Actually,the word procrastination comes from Latin which is Pro means “in favor off” and Cras means “tomorrow”. Procrastination is understandable as put things off until the last moment. It is a common problem that can range from an inferior irritation to a serious handicap on life. In fact, anyone from all walks of life procrastinates to some level and it is pretty normal that people procrastinate over one thing or another. However, some are chronically affected by it until it stops people from fulfilling their potential and interrupt their profession. As for students, it intervenes with their academic and personal success. A psychologist, William Knaus estimated that 90% of college students procrastinate. Of these students, 25% are chronic procrastinators and they are usually the ones who end up dropping out of college.
Procrastination is synonym with students. Essentially, students put things off because they do not want to do them, or because they have too many other things to do. Putting things off-big or small- is part of being human. For some people, procrastination is normal to them while some people feel that it distract their normal life. Commonly, people delay tasks that seem in some way difficult or challenging. Some people procrastinate because they believe that they can do the particular job better during last minute. Usually people who procrastinate tend to:
· Find it hard to make a start – ‘I’m waiting till I’m in the right mood’
· Create distractions – ‘Before I start, I’ll just check my emails/have a snack/etc... .’
· Waste time by working ineffectively – ‘I spent time on the task but have nothing to show for it’
· Rush at the eleventh hour – ‘I work better under stress’
· Miss deadlines – then feel guilty, disappointed and judgmental
According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, procrastination means to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it. It has same meaning as put off. To make it simpler, we procrastinate when we put off things that we should be focusing on right now; usually in favor of doing something that we are comfortable doing. Another definition taken from American College dictionary is to procrastinate means to defer action, delay; to put off till another day or time. So, whenever you put off something you are procrastinating, regardless of the reason for your delay.
In addition, according to psychologist Professor Clarry Lay, a well-known writer on procrastination, procrastination occurs when there is “a temporal gap between intended behavior and enacted behavior.” That is, procrastination is taking place when there is a significant time period when people intend to do a job, and when they actually do it.
Usually, procrastination is wrongly understood as laziness. Basically, in spite of this, procrastination is caused by inner conflict where there is a desire to do something, matched with a corresponding confrontation to doing it. Therefore, energy to prepare to act and then to implement the act does not flow so there is no inaction and then conflict.
However, putting off an unimportant task is not considered as procrastination: it may be just be good prioritization. Besides, putting off an important task for a short period because we are feeling particularly tired is not certainly procrastination either, on condition that we do not defer starting the task for more than a day or so. If we have undeniable good reason for rescheduling something important, then we are not necessarily procrastinating. But if you are simply “making an excuse” because you really just do not want to do it, then you are.
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