The key term of the lecture held on October 13th 2015 during the Freshman Seminar by McGill Counselling Services is “Overcoming Procrastination”. The entire lecture can be classified into three main parts: the behaviors of procrastination, the side effects of procrastination and solutions to the issue. Firstly, the counsellor lists several behaviors that fully represent the element of procrastination such as “Holiday myths”, “Tomorrow Paradigm”, and “Contingencies”. The elements mentioned above are typical characteristics among most of the procrastinating students. Secondly, the side effects of procrastination are failure in both academics and social life since one’s life is not systematically scheduled. Lastly, the counsellor provides
