Essays on Procrastination

One of the qualities that I possess is being able to complete all the assignments within the deadline even if I happen to complete them the very last minute. I tend to procrastinate a lot. However, eventually, I get things done or submit the assignments. I am aware of the fact that they may be not the best quality, but I would rather complete the necessary task before the deadline than ask for the extension. Also, I happen to have two qualities that I need to improve on. I procrastinate a lot. And it is hard for me to ...

Life is a process of continuous learning, this is what I have realized in assessing all that I have learned in taking this course. This course allowed me to become conscious about the reason why many people constantly seek knowledge, and it made me appreciate the saying that knowledge is power. Learning is a cycle that starts from what one already knows, going toward other aspects that needs further understanding and knowledge expansion. Further, I realized that constant learning is important in many aspects of life, and especially so one needs to make critical decisions. A person should not ...

When people discuss the problems facing young people today, one topic that appears again and again is that of procrastination. Teachers, parents, and many other adults will say that today's teenagers are lazy because they put off doing schoolwork and chores until the last possible minute. They say that procrastination leads to sloppy work, and that young people should start early and dedicate the most amount of time they can to any task they do. Unfortunately, people who speak out against procrastination do not realize that efficiency can lead to bad things, while procrastinating can save time and money. ...

Management

The first video (Urban), the speaker developed how the mind of a procrastinator works; that is the person waits until the last day (or minute) to make a planned work having a high stress in the execution. Urban says the high stress is accompanied by an innovation explosion. He explains the procrastination process with a "rational" human and an "irrational" monkey. The monkey looks for the short term gratification (easy and fun) and the "rational" human the long term strategy (makes sense). Both worlds are possible to match, but in several cases, students and professionals locate in the excluded ...

First, the originals are often slow. Oddly enough, but the people who are susceptible to procrastination in moderation, often evaluated as more creative than those who immediately take up the job. The secret lies in the fact that when a person postpones the task, then it is possible to come up with more fresh, innovative ideas. This happens under the condition that thoughts about the task are in the background of our mind during procrastination. Other words procrastination is not a problem, but an opportunity to improve those things which you are working, because it gives more time for ...

In my academic life in this college, I have been performing poorly and if this trend continues I am going to lose my scholarship and be sent back home by my embassy and I have to pay all the money they have spent on my education. For that reason, I have developed a 14-day program that will enable me to improve my grades this semester. In this program, I will apply different leadership techniques such as visionary, coaching and affiliative. Visionary leadership is paramount in my case because I need to adopt a new educational direction (Benincasa, 2012). In ...

Abstract

The modern bureaucratic system replaced the previous patriarchal system which had some flaws that slowed down the further development of the society. The administrative bodies make decisions and realize them, resorting to enforcement matters when it’s needed, within their authority. The bureaucracy tries to satisfy the needs of those people that it administrates, while those people are taking care of other things: production of material and spiritual goods, bringing up the new generation, health care, and their own professional and personal development. The bureaucracy acts in behalf of those people who empowered it to manage the public affairs. ...

It’s time to get up; it’s time to have breakfast; it’s time to go to school; it’s time to complete the home work; it’s time to go to sleep. These were the nagging reminders I kept listening, at home, thorough out my life as a school student. It appeared that without being reminded, I would not do anything essential. I don’t blame this to anyone but me because I did get the opportunity to prove my time management skill but the result was so disastrous that my parents never thought of leaving anything ...

Personal Improvement Process (PIP)

Personal Improvement Process (PIP)

Introduction

There are instances when bad behavior and habits can hinder personal success. This is one way to failing in life and there are just two possibilities than can be achieved if an individual does not live to reach failure. One is that an individual will remain the same or life will keep depreciating. The latter possibility is worse because beside an individual failing himself or herself, other people are also caught up in the failure. This is the reason that an individual should embrace positive change and having a personal improvement program is the correct ...

Paul Graham brings in new understanding of procrastination. The act of procrastination can either be good or bad. The level of procrastination should be measured on the basis of the profits that it is likely to bring forth. Bad procrastination will not allow the individual to attract more benefits. At such a point, an individual leaves the best action for the worst, which ends up unprofitable (Anderson 149). In good procrastination, an individual exchange the bad decision for the most fulfilling action based on profitability. I am procrastinator C. I believe in achieving the most fulfilling results. I work ...

Internet Addiction: Ease of using Internet and Laziness

Internet addiction was not always taken very seriously; researchers argued and deabated if the problem even existed, but now addiction is recognized as a potential problem. The estimated number of Internet addicts are thought to number between six percent and 13 percent globally (Morahan-Martin, 2005). Pyschologists now call Internet addiction disorder (IAD) “problematic Internet use” (PIU) or compulsive Internet use (CIU) (Pychl, 2009). Other labels for Internet Addiction demonstrate that IAD is a big problem: excessive computer use, iDisorder, pathological use and problematic computer use (Brown et al., 2000; Rosen, 2012). Rosen (2012) wrote a book titled iDisorder (or ...

Time Management Web Quest

Introduction Many people find it difficult to complete their daily work because they lack a proper plan to enable them to manage time effectively. Lack of planning on what one needs to do may lead to disorganized work and increased cases of procrastination. Some individuals try to use shortcuts or multitask so that they can do a lot of work within a short time. For some, this may work but in many cases the job done may not meet the quality requirements as Rigby and Bilodeau (2015) demonstrate. This web quest intends to outline some of the tasks, resources, ...

Personal Improvement Process

Vision/mission statements The main goal I am determined to achieve is the correction and improvement of homework delivery process due to my usual lateness in this field, thus the vision statement is to improve timing of my homework delivery. At first, it is necessary to create the system of values, principles, standards, according to which I will be acting as well as measuring the effectiveness my activity, namely the mission statements (Talbot 2003). The following mission statements, aimed at proper regulation of homework delivery process, can be set:

The tasks I am given are to be finished as soon ...

Personal Growth: Determination. Introduction. There are two kinds of personal outcomes: cognitive related to the fundamental academic skills, and affective, related to the individual choices (Liu 2010). The personal growth context largely depends on the affective choices and the whole course of the person determination. Innovation in business requires the customer oriented skills, motivation, continuous education, and the extracurricular experience. Both, the hard and the soft currencies of the employees can determine competitiveness and success of the businesses, especially in the future. Employees with the soft currencies must operate the academic skills while a requirement to the hard currencies ...

Growing up, my mother would constantly chastise me for being lazy. According to her lazy people tend to overwork themselves. I never thought myself lazy, no; after all I was always able to execute my duties and chores. It is not until recently that I was able to understand my problem; I was a procrastinator. I have the unenviable habit of delaying doing important things until the very last minute. This habit, for someone who seeks and glorifies excellence has proven self-defeating. I like to hand in a well-researched and impeccably written assignment but this has become harder with ...

Procrastination refers to a habit of regularly postponing carrying out tasks. It is a challenge that every person faces the world over and pattern which is very hard to break and which is usually caused by aspects such as laziness and lack of confidence among others.

In my case, I have been postponing my school assignments. I am a perfectionist procrastinator in the sense that I do all that I practically can so that I can avoid any form of criticism. I avoid carrying out my tasks because I am fearful of doing the assignments imperfectly and thereby fail to earn better ...

These boys in both stories searching for self-fulfillment by avoiding cases of laziness in their day to day activities of their lives. In both stories, the boys are seen to be restless and ever in the mood to work hard and engages in various activities so as to avoid instances of laziness and procrastination or waste of time in their lives. The boys are seen participating in risky activities and adventurous places due to high levels of curiosity. These boys went to various places in order to satisfy their needs in relation to various activities of their lives. These ...

Describing the habit

When I am in situations where I have many deadlines and many different deliverables, which was pretty common for me at work, I tend to feel overwhelmed. I start panicking and I lose the ability in being able to perform the tasks efficiently and in the proper sequence, which sometimes also results in me delivering lower quality work and working till the last minute. Instead I would like to remain calm and by making this improvement I will achieve these professional benefits: I will be able to divide my time more efficiently, I will be able to plan things ...

Reflection/Portfolio Essay

Over the course of these past few months, I have noticed some significant change in me, as a writer. It seems I have achieved much and as the semester comes to an end, I can say I am in the position to reflect what I have learned and how I have coped with all the hurdles on my way. Among the most important attributes I have gained –not mastered yet, of course, but trying- is how to become a better writer. To be honest, it was rather far-fetched to believe I could improve my writing skills, due to the procrastination that ...

Time wasting is one of the major challenges facing students in various universities. Although there are differences in each university, there are some time wasters that are almost universal in all university. These times wasters might be associated with the common nature of the universities and the common trends in technology that the whole world is experiencing. This paper analyzes some of the time wasters and their effects to the students in the university. According to Boston University (n.d), internet surfing is one of the major university time wasters. The advancement in technology enables everyone with a smartphones to ...

This paper must cover a variety of skills within an organization. Please include: values and ethics, personality type INFJ (Myers/Briggs indicator), conflict management skills.

INTRODUCTION

For years, the business organizations are complaining that the skills of the workers do not match the required organizational skills. There has been a dramatic shift in the needs of the organizations due to the rapidly changing markets with globalized competition. Before initiating any efforts to fill the skill gap, it is critical to identify and document the skills which are needed in the existing work environments and what shall be needed in the future. The economy ...

COMPUTE mapproach=(MAppr1_1 + MAppr2_1 + MAppr3_1) / 3.

EXECUTE.

COMPUTE mavoid=(MAvoid1_1 + MAvoid2_1 + MAvoid3_1) / 3.

EXECUTE.

COMPUTE Papproach=(PAppr1_1 + PAppr2_1 + PAppr3_1) / 3. EXECUTE. COMPUTE Pavoid=(PAvoid1_1 + PAvoid2_1 + PAvoid3_1) / 3. EXECUTE. COMPUTE procrastination=(Procrast3_1 + Procrast4_1 + Procrast5_1) / 3. EXECUTE. DESCRIPTIVES VARIABLES=mapproach mavoid Papproach Pavoid procrastination )

Descriptives (Lab 8, 9. step 10)

EXAMINE VARIABLES=mapproach mavoid Papproach Pavoid procrastination /PLOT BOXPLOT STEMLEAF /COMPARE GROUPS /STATISTICS NONE /CINTERVAL 95 /MISSING LISTWISE /NOTOTAL.

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mapproach mapproach Stem-and-Leaf Plot

Frequency Stem & Leaf

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Ryan is a bright student; he understands lectures, finishes homework early and has an eye for detail. However, Ryan’s test scores do not reflect the diligent effort he puts into studying. His teachers are concerned and same is true for his parents. Ryan has had many sessions with the school counselor who diagnosed him with test anxiety. Test anxiety or anxiety related factors can affect the performance of students in exams and other classroom tasks. A significant body of research exists on the type of stressors on students that implicitly affect test performance. Anxiety-related performance deficits can have a selective ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) refers to a mental health condition, which is often triggered by a terrifying event experienced or witnessed by a person who develops the condition (Thomas, 2011). In essence, an individual who develops the condition (PTSD) may suffer because he or she was the one who received the harm or the harm was on a loved one or the person in question was just a witness of a terrifying occurrence as stated earlier. Usually, people suffering from the post-traumatic stress disorder feel frightened or stressed even when they are out of the danger (Thomas, 2011). Some of the stressing events that cause ...

As far back as I can remember, I have always been a female who always did the right thing when I was told to and sometimes even when I was not told to. When there was work to be done then I put everything on hold until that work was done, and it gave me a sense of accomplishment after the job was done. I have always been a huge believer in work first and play later, I never ever did it the other way around because I always knew that the consequences of play before work was severe. The thing is, ...

Reflection

Learning is a continuous process of observing, acquire, understanding things, even the tiny things that may not keep importance as such, but give you a great deal of learning. I, as all human beings, have been through intense learning process, aiming to develop skills and acquire a perfect skill set of a law student. To attain this perfection, I strive to learn all types of skills that suit my profession at the best. Learning does not always mean to be from the educational perspective, it also holds outside the school. As I chose my profession in law, and got to the edge, I ...

Introduction

The study of behavior and the behavioral change is an important area of interest in the contemporary psychology. The paper is based upon the experience of bringing self-directed positive change in my procrastinative behavior. The experience relevant to the paper is generated and studies on the basis of the Stages of Change Model (Demetriou & Raftopoulos, 2000, pp.23). The behavior can be modified in a process comprised of five steps. At the Precontemplation stage, one may or may not be aware of his/her problem. In transitioning to the Contemplation stage, one thinks about the behavioral problem and decided to change it. ...

Focus

Time management is an important aspect of university life. Students have to split their time between attending lectures, taking tests, completing assignments, allocating time for social life, making time for their families and taking care of themselves. This calls for an effective balance because time is a precious resource that needs to be managed wisely in order to meet the demands of university life. According to the University of Adelaide (2013), research indicates that time management relates to academic success and satisfaction. This indicates that students who manage their time well in the university are more likely to achieve good ...

1. What is (are) the independent variables? When dealing with procrastination, from the article, the independent variables include time, such that while a person is becoming a poor self regulator, the time they have to complete a task remains fixed and unaffected. For instance, if a university student is unable to complete an assignment in time, the time allocated will not change but the quality of work will be affected. 2. What is (are) the dependent variables? On the other hand, there are dependant variables and these include the quality of work that somebody will deliver in the given time. ...

Part 1: Fast Web

Fast web gives ten golden rules that student applying for colleges have to keep in mind First of all, there is need to talk to a counselor before picking a college. This is because counselors are more knowledgeable than any book or website there is. Keeping in touch with the counselor is the second step as it helps in the follow-up process. Researching is the third step. This is the only way that a student can keep abreast with information. In order to do sound research, there is need to start early; the student should not wait until it is too late. ...

English

Clinical and non-clinical methods to treat ADHD has gathered momentum ever since, the syndrome of this disorder began to surface alarmingly in children. ADHD is mostly associated with emotional and behavioral disorders and because of this, professionals find it difficult to diagnose. It can therefore be said that ADHD is more than the inability to focus; it is a self-regulatory disorder. Such symptoms as inattentiveness and impulsiveness occur across a range of childhood problems and can be misleading. We see that most people behave in a conscientious manner, because of which these people are well organized, efficient and responsible. Understanding conscientious ...

Anxiety is described as the fear of an imagined situation or a condition that may not actually happen in a real life situation. The history of anxiety dates back to the days of Mark Twain who once remarked that he experienced a lot of troubles in his entire life (Ebert et al., 210). These troubles originated from the act of the reactions of imagined situations of which most of them never happened. Anxiety installs one with a condition that when somebody fails to, or by any means fails to achieve or perform to a particular extent as expected, they are judged as failures. Most ...

Introduction

This qualitative research presents an investigation on the positive effects of procrastination. In the article, it is believed that despite the negative effects of procrastination, there are positive effects as well. Procrastinators are differentiated in this article as active and passive: passive procrastinators are the commonly known procrastinators who lack control of their time, while active procrastinators are equated to non-procrastinators. The hypothesis being investigated in this study is that does procrastination has positive effects on attitudes and performance. Even though there is a general perception that procrastination leads to negative effects such as depression in students, the article views ...

The essay under discussion here, “Misconceptions about Gamers” is a nicely written piece explaining the basic misconceptions and the misgivings that the society has about the members of the Computer Gaming community. Following is a review of the essay discussed in a comprehensive manner and to the best understanding of the subject which the essay attempts to describe. - Does the intro paragraph catch the reader’s attention? Does the writer use any of the techniques we discussed in class? Make at least one specific suggestion that will give the writer a direction or an option for improving the way of ...

Part 1

There are very low chances for a flood of more magnitude than that of 1990 to occur. The probability of occurrence of the 1990 flood was 0.06. This indicates that probability of occurrence of the flood in the year was substantially low. 6/100 is a substantially low frequency. This means that, probability of occurrence of a greater flooding than this is insignificantly low because it is less than six percent, hence, it is negligible. A flood of a greater magnitude than that of 1990 is unexpected; this is an important point to consider in determining what prevention measures are worth implementing in the ...

Abstract

One of the characteristics which differentiate the successful persons from the unsuccessful ones is the power to plan efficiently. But above that, it is the timely execution of the plan which decides the measure of success. While each one of us is brimming over with great plans for future, only a fraction of us actually accomplish it. The dilemma and procrastination keeps most of us idle till the eleventh hour. And no one but we can help ourselves overcome the deferment and lack of hard work. It is difficult unless one resolves to act. This essay illumines the very process ...

As a college student, the biggest difference with a high student occurs when required to do personal time management in a disciplined manner. The basis is that there is no longer constant monitoring by the school administration. Had there been an emphasis on the time management in high school, as a college student now, I would have an easy time settling into an environment and lifestyle full of independence. Of notable concern is the absence of a parental or guardian figure to push me around for getting late in the morning. Secondly, there are no issues of punishments for missing class or arriving ...

It is often said that knowledge is power. This could be the explanation behind the fact that many people continue pursuing their careers to higher levels. This happens even when people have hit an older age but are still pursuing their studies. Adult learners have quite a lot of responsibilities, which means that they have to have a good balance between work, family, and their school work. The essay below looks at how adult learners can address these factors in their lives.

Managing School as an Adult Learner

It is pure logic that if possible, one should pursue his career to the furthest point before settling down ...

1. In essence, we tend to procrastinate due to our succumbing to the American consumerist mindset. Because we believe we have to have more, we think we have to have it now as well. As a result, we do not save up as much, and instead we spend a lot on the little stuff. That mindset has carried through to our overall lives. 2. Self-control, according to Ariely, is when we are able to save our paychecks, resist frivolous and quick purchases, and instead hold off on instant gratification to fulfill long-term goals or make smarter decisions about ...

Dan Ariely wishes to explore the various problems with the motivation of the modern individual - our desire to do things, the things we do in order to motivate ourselves, the level to which the conditions that we are in affect our decisions, etc. Two different attributes that are taken into consideration by Ariely include the influence of arousal and the problem of procrastination. In the former, he states that individuals make different decisions based on just how high their emotional state is. In the latter, however, Ariely argues that our need for instant gratification prevents us from being ...

The Effectiveness of Implementing Blogs in Reading Classroom for Adult English Learners

Introduction

The use of digital media in the classroom setting in higher education has been explored by researchers due to the growing prevalence of information access via digital media among young adults (Hsu & Wang, 201) and the emergence of new literacies. In particular, the use of blogs as a learning tool has been investigated in many previous studies. However, although previous studies have shown a positive relation between blogging and motivation, there are not that many studies that focused specifically on the impact of blogging on the improvement of reading and comprehension skills among adult English learners. As well, most of ...

Procrastination is a bad habit of all the people in the world. It is inevitable because it is human nature. Humans tend to slack because of psychological events that trigger one’s hormones to stay put and do nothing. Even the great scientists had their procrastination moments. Again, let’s stipulate that the term procrastination is an acceptable human fact. However, the issue gets worse when the habit becomes part of the system and completely paralyzes productivity and development.

First, we have to determine what type of procrastinators we are. This will help in our thought process on the causes ...