A Rare Sight

          Hello, Hello! Whoever is reading this post is probably wondering why this post is called " A Rare Sight." Well I shall tell you why. It has such a title because I FINALLY FINISHED SOMETHING!... sort of, and that my friends, is a VERY rare sight. This blog was originally supposed to have 10 blog posts, but it was decided that it would be changed to 7, so to be fair, I technically did finish the project. But as expected, I didn't finish it on time. Haha, Typical. But anywho, this is the end of my blog: "I'll do it tomorrow..."

          What I've learned
          Well, through my very brief research on procrastination, I've learned that procrastinating is not entirely my fault. I learned this when I wrote the blog post #2: "Why we procrastinate: the science behind it" when I wrote about the fact that procrastination is due to a mental phenomenon called "Temporal discounting." I also learned through blog #3: "Why we procrastinate: the other factors involved" that many other things can influence us to procrastinate, such as: a lack of interest, confusion and fear. I've also learned that many methods and tricks exist to help fight procrastination, such as: breaking tasks into bite-sized pieces, making lists, changing locations, and simply starting the task. So all in all, procrastination is a problem with many solutions.

          To conclude...
          Well this post ends my little blog on procrastination and the real question is: "With my new knowledge on procrastination, have I improved?" Well to answer that question I will simply say this: it's 1:33 AM, the night before my English exam and I haven't studied yet, the last two blog posts were due like last week and I still have a homework assignment to do that was due like a month ago. So basically.... no, there has been no improvement whatsoever. I guess old habits die hard, but hey, at least I'm a little bit smarter. I swear I will beat procrastination, but I'll do it tomorrow.

       

          Thanks for reading,

Brianna Kormendy-Ramirez

The 'PROS' and 'CONS'

If only we all worked like this

          Hello again, my readers! I have nearly reached the end of this little blog about procrastination. To recap, so far I've shared with you guys my experience with procrastination, I've covered the science behind the habit of procrastinating as well as the other factors that influence this habit; I've also shared some of my personal tips to stop procrastinating and finally; I shared one of my many procrastination horror stories. To be honest I'm really not sure what to talk about anymore. But I'm sure I'll come up with something.

          I've decided the idea for this blog will be one that was suggested to me by one of my readers. A while back, a classmate of mine named Ryan commented on one of my blog posts basically suggesting the fact that maybe procrastinating could possibly be a good thing. That's an interesting thought and I guess it sort of goes against what my entire blog is about, since I've basically just gone on and on about how evil procrastination is. So in this post I will weight out the 'pros' and 'cons' of procrastination. I will attempt to answer the question "Is procrastination really all that bad?"

           'CONS'
            I'll start with the side I most advocate for. I truly believe that procrastination is the plague of today's youth. First off, it is a colossal waste of time. We are limited on time as is, and to think that countless irreplaceable hours are lost due to procrastination is infuriating. Also, it hinders our ability to do well academically. This happens by putting off projects and assignments that are due, as well as by procrastinating on studying for tests or exams. On top of that, it can possibly affect your overall happiness. It can do this because you waste so much time putting off urgent tasks that your time spent doing things you actually like is hugely minimized. Briefly summed up, procrastination sucks because it makes you feel like a lazy, unaccomplished failed potato of a human. Boo to procrastination.

          'PROS'?
          I think this list is going to be super short because I really can't see any good coming from wasting your time, but I'll do my best. I suppose it could make you develop your ability to work quickly under pressure. This would come from scrambling to finish an assignment in time for the due date. Also, I suppose it would allow you to do 'fun' things more often, because by avoiding your responsibilities, you could do things like watch your favourite Netflix show or paint your nails or something. With that being said, just because you do these 'fun' things instead of doing your work, doesn't mean you'll enjoy them as much as you would if you did them with a care-free task-free mindset.  Briefly said, I really don't see much valid good coming from procrastination. You really just waste your time.




          My next post will be my last so stay tuned one last time for that!