Procrastination

Many people, including myself, are guilty of procrastination. Putting all your work off until the last minute. It’s never a good thing to do because it can be very stressful to get everything done in a short time. It also causes your work quality to decrease a ton. I am always stressed out about how much work I have, but I never change my habits. Now I am trying to take control and fix it. It is much better to manage your time and get things done earlier and more efficiently.

Trust me, I know how hard it is to break the habit of procrastination. As you can tell by the dates of my posts, I do it a lot. I am trying to work on it. I never have enough motivation to do anything and I always tell myself “oh, I can do it tomorrow or the next day.” That really doesn’t work because soon it will become the night before the deadline and you have nothing done, so you have to rush. Some people may believe you do better work while under pressure but that really isn’t true. You rush through it trying to get it done and you don’t pay attention to the actual quality of your work. If you have a history paper that is due in a week most people would not start it on the first day. That’s understandable, but once you start putting it off more and more, it becomes serious procrastination. You could end up with a sloppy, poorly written essay that you did the night before while chugging coffee, trying to stay awake. Wouldn’t you rather have a very neat, wonderfully written paper that you finished two days ago?

The best way to break this habit is to begin managing your time. I will give you more tips on that topic in my next blog. For now though, just try to begin your work earlier and try doing it in small increments each day. That way it’s not as much work and you can get it done earlier.

Basically what I am saying here is, don’t put off all of your work until the very last minute. It’s way too stressful and does not produce quality work. As I said before, I will put up another post that goes over many ways you can manage your time better. Thanks for reading.