Perfectionism

Procrastination-I’ll Make A Better Title Later A high school student has a research paper due tomorrow and they need to start writing it. They turn on their computer and gather materials, only to realize it might take them all night to write seven pages! Now they have no choice but to shut off their phone, block out the world, and grab that extra caffeine they’re going to need to stay awake! They thought they planned to write most of the paper on their free day this week? Oh wait…they did, but…

The fact of procrastinating is to postpone the most important tasks that are a priority with ongoing distractions that later in time can result into a disadvantage by costing one to feel angry and guilty with themselves because the consequences can be dissatisfactory. Procrastinating is a plague that everyone has done at least once in their lifetime that not many admit to suffer from because the reality is that they have obstacles in their life that impedes them from recognizing the indicators…

Just a heads up, this paper may not be that good. You see, I waited untill the last minute to write it. I am a pro at procrastinating. To be a good procrastinator you must be easily distracted, an excuse-maker and someone who avoids work. I am able to wait until the last minute to do my work, finish it with plenty of time and manage to make it okay. Procrastinating is the way to go. You don’t feel any worry until the moment comes that you remember, panic and realize that you have to do your…

I. INTRO A. ATTENTION GETTER-(Walk out of class and come back in with the phone, then set it down and pick up the papers) Oh my god, I forgot I had homework! (Sets it back down) Well I’ll do it tomorrow! ( Turns off lights and writes on the chalkboard,” 7 days later…” and walks to grab paper) Oh crap, this is due tomorrow! (Sets papers back down). This is known as procrastination, the Webster dictionary defines procrastination as “put off something”. In fact, it has been proven that 25% of…

time more than others and also these people want to reveal extemely high performance in all domains of their life. Psychologists named these people “perfectionist”.Perfectionism is a concept that almost all people have a idea what it is.Most people define perfectionism:”people who want to be perfect in all domains of life.” Perfectionism has been described a personality disposition characterized by striving for flawlessness and setting excessively…

In Daniel Levitin’s recent article for the Los Angeles Times, Levitin teaches the reader about different types of procrastination and helps the reader prevent the habit of procrastination. Levitin has a very impressive background and has many professions. Levitin is best known as a neuroscientist, a profession that studies the brain and how it influences behavior. On September 22, 2015, Levitin wrote an article for the Los Angeles Times titled “Which kind of procrastinator are you?” Levitin…

Just about every person in the world has faced procrastination before in their lives. Procrastination is one of the things that I hate because I procrastinate with many things in my life. One of the main things I personally procrastinate most frequently on is school work. I know just about every college student can relate. There are many different reasons why people procrastinate, maybe they do not enjoy the task at hand, maybe they are afraid of failure, or maybe they are just lazy. There are a…

Why do students have the habit to procrastinate so much? That question has perplexed even the brightest minds of the century. From high school to college students, procrastination has become an increasingly common praxis. Assignments, especially essays, are a big component of school work. These assignments all usually have dates in which the papers must be turned in- alas, the dreaded deadlines. In today’s modern world, students tend to wait until the last minute to turn assignments in; this…

Procrastinators delay until the day after tomorrow what they know should have been done the day before yesterday. Existing as something that most people have experienced in their life, it has evidence throughout history as a problem to man and still persists to remain that way. In Why Wait? The Science Behind Procrastination, Eric Jaffe explains that procrastination is not something that is only hateful, but it is also harmful (Jaffe). Many people who habitually procrastinate miss out on desired…

The student has two weeks to complete his essay, and he is aware that the essay accounts for 40% of his total grade. Each time he sits down at the computer, something distracts him from the task. There is always something more important to do. He continues to procrastinate until there are only three days left to complete the paper. He works furiously all weekend, and on Monday hands in the finished product. On Friday, he receives the graded paper back; his grade was a D. Putting his paper off…