The Art of Procrastination

Sometimes, when we have things to do like, oh I don’t know, write an essay for a blog or study for a test, we find ourselves putting it off until the last minute.

                This applies to everyone, but mostly high school students. But why is that? Why do we always put things off until the last minute? Because we’re lazy? Is it because we have better things to do? Or is there a deeper meaning?

                (http://greatist.com/happiness/how-not-to-procrastinate-reason-procrastination)

                While doing this essay last minute, I read an article called ‘The Real Reason We Procrastinate’ this article states that we procrastinate because doing the task will cause a certain amount of pain. This makes sense, no one wants to be in pain. They use the word ‘pain’ in a very broad way, meaning pain can be fear or shame and not just physical, mental, or emotional pain.

                The article goes on to say “without realizing it, most of us instinctively retreat to a comfort zone and do our best to never leave it.” Time does not procrastinate, so if we stay inside our ‘comfort zone’ opportunities and good grades fly out the window. After that the article says that eventually, this pain turns into power. With homework, I don’t believe that at all. Mainly because it’s Sunday night and I still have another essay to write. I do, however, think you can make things like homework and doing the laundry a bit more enjoyable. Even if it’s just turning on some up-beat music or rewarding yourself with M&M’s when you’ve finished your task.

                Another way to make things more enjoyable is to take a break every once in a while. If we don’t take a break sometimes we will never want to do things we have to do. Leaving those tasks undone and you unmotivated.