Procrastination

Introduction Perfectionism in adolescents has become a concern for many adults and school professionals working with adolescents. Learning how to work with adolescents who inherit some perfectionistic characteristics begins with how one describes perfectionism. Counseling students with perfectionism can become increasingly difficult if we are unable to understand the path from which perfectionism comes. Is this perfectionism innate and personally driven or is it driven by outside forces…

Upon analyzing my weaknesses and strengths as a student my most important traits are procrastination, perseverance, and fast learning. Being a student has helped me understand why having strengths and weaknesses is normal. During my time as a student I have noticed that when I make good use of my time and focus on the task at hand I am a great student. However, if I let my most visible weakness get the best of me I 'm prone to failure. My strengths have shown me that I am not just some simple…

Writing used to be so simple. In elementary school, writing was the easiest thing. It all began with the basics, identifying alphabet letters and their sounds, learning that letters and their sounds go together to form words, and writing our names. Some examples include learning how to cross T’s and dot I’s, or even forming simple sentences such as, the cat ran. In middle and high school, those simple sentences became complex sentences. In college, those complex sentences now become…

Most may not realize at first but language influences the everyday life of people around the world. From speaking to a close one or to an entire country, language has become a human necessity. Today, an individual could look around and find a word about a certain subject. However, what if there was no literacy? As a person with prescription glasses isn’t necessarily blind; when I was a toddler, the inside of my ears made everything sound muffled. Back then, it was the time for me to learn my…

This assignment “Textbook I Reflection” serves a great purpose as it helps us explore the books and earn as much knowledge as possible. The eight articles that I chose varies from introduction to chapter six and I learned a lot from those articles. These articles taught me how to be successful in university by using some tips and advices. Introduction, Classroom civility – What’s in it for you, page 15 This article teaches me about the civility in classroom and the impact of uncivility on my…

In the quote by Christopher Columbus he states “By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination” I thought this quote pertained to me because I know this year there are going to be many obstacles in English class, but if I just push myself I know I can reach my goal. As a reader and writer, I believe that I have grown stronger over the years. In the past, I did not like reading at all I would try to get by with reading as little…

Carter, Bishop, Kravits, & Drexler 2013 pg.88). I have always tried to make to-do list to help coop with a busy schedule, however; was never really able to follow through with it. Thanks to this class I finally have a real name for my laziness, procrastination. Listed in our textbook “People procrastinate for various reasons [from] perfectionism, fear of limitations, being unsure of the next step, [to] facing an overwhelming task” (Carter, Bishop, Kravits, & Drexler 2013…

Ever have one of those days where you try to be productive but can’t get anything done? Do you ever have a task you want to complete but can’t stop procrastinating? Thousands of people struggle with procrastination daily. It is usually caused by the desire for pleasure over hard work. Who would choose writing a difficult article over doing nothing if both paid the same amount? I would assume the average choice would be to do nothing. However, not wanting to work isn’t the only cause. Other…

For starters Daren is a male and I am a female. That falls in the gender diversity. Also Daren is a gay and I’m not so he would fall in the sexual orientation. Procrastination effected my success in high school when I was an assigned a project and I didn’t start on it until the day before it was due. I started it so late because I had practices during the week and I would go to work during the week. So every time I…

Procrastination. That seems to be a reoccurring theme in my life. I have a habit of putting off just about anything until the last minute. It may be an assignment for school, something that I need to clean, getting my AR points, etc. Sometimes this leads to me rushing to complete the task hours (or minutes) before it is set to be done. My Science Fair project in 8th grade was no exception. It was the day of the Science Fair, and though my project itself was finished, my presentation board was…