Procrastination

Upon entering college, most students will encounter their own share of problems. I know that I have encountered my fair share. The first problem that I encountered in college was the option to go to class. When a teacher tells you that you do not have to come to class, you might not think so, but most people will jump at the opportunity to skip class. My biggest problem in college has been my tendency to procrastinate.

There are many underlying issues and causes of procrastination. Lack of relevance and interest is two of the most common causes. Evaluation, anxiety, ambiguity, fear of failure and self-doubt, fear of success, inability to handle the task, lack of information needed to complete the task, environmental conditions, physical conditions, moreover, and anxiety over expectations that others have of you, are all very serious causes of procrastination. You may not think that any of these would be the cause of procrastination, but from a personal aspect, these are very justified causes.

The biggest cause of procrastination for me is poor time management. When I was assigned to write a paper about Kurt Vonnegut's story, "Harrison Bergeron," I did not use the amount of time given wisely. In this paper, "Equality or Communism," I waited until the absolute last minute to begin. Poor time management is a great cause of procrastination. Procrastination means not managing time wisely. Someone who manages their time unwisely may be uncertain of one's priorities, goals, and objectives. The most important thing that anyone should have going into college is goals. If you do not have goals, then you have nothing to work for or look forward to and this may contribute to your procrastination.

Another reason that I procrastinate is being overwhelmed with the task at hand. As a result, I keep putting off the assignments for a later date, or spending a great deal of time with my friends or worrying about an upcoming examination, class project and additional papers rather than completing the actual assignments that are due at the time.

Procrastination is like many other things. It has its good and bad points, just like eating. A person must eat to live, but it makes people gain weight and there is a surplus of obese people in our nation, yet it also saves many lives a day like in Ethiopia. Procrastination can make or break a person. One can either handle the pressure or the person