Procrastination

A number of experts in organizational behavior, including Cecilia McInnis-Bowers (professor, team builder, and executive coach) recommend preparing virtual, multi-cultural, geographically distributed teams for success by combining reflecting thinking and personality assessments, like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. (McInnis-Bowers, 2010) Similarly, Carol Wilson (an expert in performance coaching for multi-cultural organizations) explains that personality assessments enable teams to learn more…

Poverty is one of the few reasons that children in Central America have apathy towards attending school. Young adults tend to obtain a job, and in countless ways succor the family with food, bills, the house, and many other necessities. My parents grew up in Central America, within a poor environment, with lack of clean water, insufficient clothing and a scarce amount of money. Consequently my parents had to withdraw from studying. The experience of living on the edge of absolute poverty…

while now and these problems have been troubling me during middle school all the way through high school. During middle school I frequently had a problem with procrastinating since I could remember. For me, I was and still am struggling with procrastination. I have had many times where I procrastinated on assignments. Here is an example of one of those times where I procrastinated on an assignment. When I woke…

This was a unit of few topics, but very important nonetheless. Depending on your opinion, we covered two of the most important topics in American History: The Civil Rights Movement and the Cold War. Both have far reaching impacts that can be found today throughout the United States. Going into this unit, I knew quite a bit about the Civil Rights Movement and very little about the Cold War. Throughout class time, my knowledge has grown to incorporate ideas and motives of others as to what…

Course Reflection This course has provided helpful information on how to combat irrational thinking. Some of the irrationalities that we covered in this class pertain to preparing for a potential career. Procrastination is the most pertinent irrationality. There are so many things that need to be done before graduation to be well prepared for a job. These include electives, study-abroad, internships, and co-curricular activities. The completion of these are crucial, and putting them off would…

Eventually I figured out everything that I needed to do and go to work. It wasn’t a difficult paper but it needed time and no room for procrastination. A huge portion of the paper revolved around research and the grade was going to depend on how you used your time. I did a survey in which I was very proud of because it turned out just how I expected it. The nultigenre was a fun paper and I’m…

Facebook: A Society of Its Own “Bing, bing, bing”, the quite familiar sound goes off once again from a cellular device. The sound was that of a notification from Facebook; one of the most successful social media sites to this day. This profound internet source has consumed the average person’s daily life. Although it is quite commonly used in today’s society; it has sparked an interesting controversy on whether or not Facebook is having a positive or negative impact. For example, many…

Writing an essay is an art which takes practice, perseverance, and time to perfect. Recently, I wrote and essay which analyzed a book called The Pearl and had to use all of my experience. The essay I wrote was a little over 900 words and required me to examine the roles of women in The Pearl. From start to finish the paper taught me invaluable lessons on the integral elements of the writing process. These elements led me on a wonderful journey of literary construction I had never previously…

Generosity of Future Me Every day, people talk about their plans to embark on such projects as fundraising for charity or building wells in Africa in the near future when they have the resources to do so. Yet in many cases, these futures never come to pass, and the plans are abandoned. Jon Acuff asserts, in his article “The Generosity of Future Me”, that people should instead focus on giving within their means now. While many argue that delaying giving will ultimately allow them to contribute…

translating that thought to action. He questions that if he really was a man why has he not taken the advantage to reason like all other men. Hamlet thinks that it could be his “bestial oblivion” of just eating and sleeping that leads to his procrastination(9). Hamlet watches Fortinbras create a large army that is willing to battle for what is essentially a little piece of worthless land because it is the honorable action to take. He thinks that him and Fortinbras…