Unfortunately, procrastination is not always a matter of choice. It has been described a many number of ways, but I feel Dr. Pickhart's (2009) comparison is the most accurate, “In the most severe cases of procrastination that I have seen, those that become seriously disabling because 'nothing important gets done,' I have sometimes advised viewing this persistently self-defeating behavior as similar to an addiction”. Procrastination can easily become a serious issue due to it's great temptation. Often times overwhelmed students looking for an escape from a persistent deadline will look towards social media, online videos, or something of that likeness to try and ignore the dark shadow cast over them by an assignment. Perhaps the description of the effects an assignment can have on students was too extreme in that last sentence, however I have personally experienced something akin to a dark glaze over my thoughts. At times it felt as if a noisy monkey was shouting on my back, but when I would finally turn in the assignment, a massive weight would lift off my shoulders. It would feel as if that obnoxious primate had been removed from me, placed on the ground, and punted through a field goal by the clicking of a submit button or handing an assignment in. Of course experiences will vary from person to person, but if a monkey was on your back and watching a cat play on a keyboard meant you could forget about it for a few minutes, could you see yourself letting that be a habit? There are plenty of high schoolers who would jump at any opportunity, almost all of which can be accessed on the same computer used to work on homework and other tasks. I personally have irritatingly consistent difficulties with keeping myself on task when Netflix is open in the background. “I will just look at it when I get stumped” I often think to myself when trying to justify wasting time If every distraction in the digital world were placed
Unfortunately, procrastination is not always a matter of choice. It has been described a many number of ways, but I feel Dr. Pickhart's (2009) comparison is the most accurate, “In the most severe cases of procrastination that I have seen, those that become seriously disabling because 'nothing important gets done,' I have sometimes advised viewing this persistently self-defeating behavior as similar to an addiction”. Procrastination can easily become a serious issue due to it's great temptation. Often times overwhelmed students looking for an escape from a persistent deadline will look towards social media, online videos, or something of that likeness to try and ignore the dark shadow cast over them by an assignment. Perhaps the description of the effects an assignment can have on students was too extreme in that last sentence, however I have personally experienced something akin to a dark glaze over my thoughts. At times it felt as if a noisy monkey was shouting on my back, but when I would finally turn in the assignment, a massive weight would lift off my shoulders. It would feel as if that obnoxious primate had been removed from me, placed on the ground, and punted through a field goal by the clicking of a submit button or handing an assignment in. Of course experiences will vary from person to person, but if a monkey was on your back and watching a cat play on a keyboard meant you could forget about it for a few minutes, could you see yourself letting that be a habit? There are plenty of high schoolers who would jump at any opportunity, almost all of which can be accessed on the same computer used to work on homework and other tasks. I personally have irritatingly consistent difficulties with keeping myself on task when Netflix is open in the background. “I will just look at it when I get stumped” I often think to myself when trying to justify wasting time If every distraction in the digital world were placed