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Procrastination, I'll Do It Tomorrow
Was there ever a time when you had an assignment due, or errands to run and just put it off? The thoughts "I'll do it tomorrow," or "it can wait" keep popping into your head until it is too late. This is called procrastination, and it is not the correct way to go about doing tasks. The dictionary defines procrastination as "The act of putting something off or delaying, especially something that requires immediate attention" (Dictionary 1). "Everyone procrastinates sometimes, but 20 percent of people chronically avoid difficult tasks and deliberately look for distractions" (psychology 1).
Procrastination has no beginning in history. The Greek poet Hesiod wrote about it in 800 B.C. He urged people not to "Put your work off 'till tomorrow and the day after" (Eric Jaffe 1). "The Roman consul, Cicero, called procrastination "hateful" in the conduct of affairs" (Eric Jaffe 1). Procrastination also appealed to Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci took sixteen years to finish the Mona Lisa and three years to paint The Last Supper. "The only reason that The Last Supper was finished was because his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza threatened to cut off his funds" (The 6).
There are quite a few things that encourage procrastination. A few of the most common reasons for procrastination are: Lack of relevance, This means if something is irrelevant to you or not interesting, you prolong completing or starting the task. Another is perfectionism, meaning setting unreal expectations for something. Or the simple Inability to handle the job. This is when you do not feel confident enough to even begin the task. This could be caused by lack of specific skill that is needed or resources (Counseling 2).
However, there is hope. Procrastination is not a death sentence. There are some ways to overcome this. One of the easiest ways to rid yourself of procrastination is by motivating yourself. In order to motivate yourself to do something you have to think the task is important and that it is beneficial in one way or another. A more difficult way to overcome procrastination is by managing your time. "You should plan the course of your day and cope with time management setbacks" (Pamela 1-4).

Works cited
By the board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, "OverComing Procrastination"
http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/self-help-brochures/academic-difficulties/overcoming-procrastination/
2007
procrastination." Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/procrastination
HarperCollins Publishers. 01 Dec. 2013. Dictionary.com
Psychology today "Procrastination"
http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/procrastination
Sussex Publishers
Pamela Wiegartz, Ph.D. and Kevin Gyoerkoe, Psy.D, "Get It Done In 2013: How To Overcome Procrastination"
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-the-age-anxiety/201301/get-it-done-in-2013- how-overcome-procrastination
Psychology Today, January 1, 2013. Sussex Publishers

Eric Joeffery, "Why Wait? The Science Behind Procrastination"
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2013/april- 13/why-wait-the-science-behind-procrastination.html
Observer Vol. 26, No. 4 April, 2013. Sussex Publishers
The Daily Beast., "Great Procrastinators In History"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2011/07/01/famous-procrastinators.html
The Daily Beast, October 30, 2011


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Answer 1

Was there ever a time when you had an assignment due, or errands to run and just put it off? The thoughts, "I'll do it tomorrow," or "it can wait" keep popping into your head until it is too late. This is called procrastination, and it is not the correct way to go about doing tasks. The dictionary defines procrastination as "The act of putting something off or delaying, especially something that requires immediate attention" (Dictionary 1). "Everyone procrastinates sometimes, but 20 percent of people chronically avoid difficult tasks and deliberately look for distractions" (psychology 1).

Procrastination has no beginning in history. The Greek poet Hesiod wrote about it in 800 B.C. He urged people not to "Put your work off 'till tomorrow and the day after" (Eric Jaffe 1). "The Roman consul, Cicero, called procrastination "hateful" in the conduct of affairs" (Eric Jaffe 1). Procrastination also appealed to Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo Da Vinci took sixteen years to finish the Mona Lisa , and three years to paint The Last Supper. "The only reason that The Last Supper was finished was because his patron , Duke Ludovico Sforza threatened to cut off his funds" (The 6).

There are quite a few things that encourage procrastination. A few of the most common reasons for procrastination are:lack of relevance,.(if something is irrelevant to you or not interesting, you prolong completing or starting the task" , perfectionism ( meaning setting unreal expectations for something , or the simple Inability to handle the job.) ............?............... (when you do not feel confident enough to even begin the task. This could be caused by lack of specific skill that is needed or resources (Counseling 2).)



However, there is hope. Procrastination is not a death sentence. There are some ways to overcome this. One of the easiest ways to rid yourself of procrastination is by motivating yourself. In order to motivate yourself to do something , you have to think the task is important , and that it is beneficial in one way or another. A more difficult way to overcome procrastination is by managing your time. "You should plan the course of your day and cope with time management setbacks" (Pamela 1-4).





Very well done.

Answer 2

I thought it was an amazing short essay. There are some spelling errors so give it a proof read and if u can add two more paragraphs, maybe include some examples like the Divinci one. Interesting topic, the mona lisa was a work in progress that he was constantly perfecting. I personally think that procrastination is an illness. There are many forms of procrastination as well as a lack of understanding for it or a misunderstanding for that matter. For instance, someone may say that they take at least one day out of the week to rest for religous purposes and someone may say that they are procrastinating. The truth of the matter is life is too short to be wasting time just to watch ur future fade away. People like to obtain short goals because it shows fast results and pleases them. The good things in life take time and that's where patients comes in but please do not confuse patients with procrastination. persistance, siezing opportunity and determination is remedy for procrastin

Answer 3

No, there wasn't. {See, I stopped paying attention to your essay to formulate my answer to the question you posed - which is why it is tricky to start out with a question. Not wrong; just tricky.}



I would call your essay mediocre, although you did make some good points in the middle.