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Have you ever had a time when you are way behind where you're supposed to be? Not turned in homework when due because you got bored? What is Procrastination? Procrastination is the act of putting something off til later because you either do not enjoy doing it, or simply believe you can not do it. Procrastination happens most when a task or assignment is due, and is not easy to most people. People who manage their time wisely do not procrastinate and get there work done with time to spare. Procrastination has been occurring since the bible times. In the Pirkei Avot, a Jewish ethics book, it says to not put something off til later. Another source from history about procrastination is the Christian bible. It says �Don’t let the sun go down
while you are still hungry. This explains on how for hundreds of years people have counseled people on how to not procrastinate. Although many people do not believe they procrastinate, when they put off something important and put at the end of their to do list that is what they are doing. Procrastination, the word, has been called hateful by the Greek consul Cicero. Studies show that procrastination raises stress and that person has a lower well being. It is crucial, ordering your tasks from what is needed to be done to what can wait us important. Research shows after a study that procrastination gives college students lower grades.
What are the main causes of procrastination? When people procrastinate there are many different reasons why. A huge one of those reasons is not knowing how to do it or can not do it without help. For example if a person has trouble with math class. They will put of math til the end. Another reason so many people procrastinate is the sheer fact of being bored. By doing this they will be easily distracted, or prone to doing another activity. Some students procrastinate because they face the fear of failing that assignment. Also by doing this students could wait til the last moment and cram all the information for a test and do bad on it since the procrastinated. When a student starts procrastinating, it may be because they are forced to do it rather than wanting to it is better that the task is done when there is no force needed from parents, try new things it may lead to a new career. One crucial reason for procrastination is the lack of motivation to get it done. People like something to be at the end when some challenged is finished. If their is nothing then what is the point unless there is enjoyment in the task. The last reason people procrastinate is the energy they have left. Without this energy they need they can not be productive and will finish things later.