Essays on Procrastination

I tend to procrastinate with my schoolwork, and continuously wait till the last minute to complete assignments. This causes me to possibly miss assignments, as well as rush to complete others which often doesn’t give me the best grade. Therefore, I would like to increase my likelihood to complete assignments on time for my behaviour...

Most people don’t realize that continuously putting off critical duties will not only have negative consequences on the result of the task that needs to be done but on their mental health and physical health as well. Procrastination is a propensity to postpone what is essential to reach a goal. We’ve all had a paper...

Waiting around will always end up costing one more. Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare. The play recounts the tragic story of how protagonist Prince Hamlet is faced with the task of exacting revenge on his uncle Claudius for assassinating his father, marrying his widowed mother, and successfully obtaining the throne. Hamlet is...

First of all, everything else will seem more approachable to you. Doing a practice worksheet or reading some chapters is easier compared to the assignment you are trying to avoid. This is another way of procrastinating. Nevertheless, you will be able to cross all the minor, easier plans off your to-do list without too much...

Procrastination is described as a non-rational tendency to delay tasks that must be finished (Lay, 1986). Everyone puts things off sometimes, but procrastinators keep avoiding continuously and keep searching for distractions. We all make similar situations every now and then. Like that time when you didn’t sleep the whole night just to finish the research...

Procrastination is a highly researched psychological construct which was first mentioned as early as in ancient Greece and has been scientifically developed for around half a century (Knaus, 2000). However, to date, the definition of procrastination has remained a widely debated topic, and there is no single, universally accepted interpretation of the term. As noted...

The role of emotions is a crucial factor in exploring one’s perception of procrastination. TMT theory argues that decision-making is an integrative approach comprised of time, impulsiveness, value and expectancy (Ainslie and Haslam, 1992). Hence, an employee is emotionally involved while relying on the expectation of the result, the value it represents for an individual,...

The best time to start was yesterday. According to the American Physiological Association, a survey done by psychologist Piers Steel shows that 80 to 95 percent of college students postpone their course work (Novotney). I am part of that percentage even though I was not surveyed, and I know this because I have been experiencing...

Abstract This research aims to (1) investigate the procrastination type that occurs to the English department students; (2) explain the cause of English department students’ procrastination within their academic activities; (3) describe how procrastination gives impact toward English department students’ academic life. This research applied a qualitative case study approach. The data of this research...

Aim: The major purpose of this study is to explore procrastination at the workplace from a phenomenological perspective. The present study aims to look through the eyes of a procrastinator and understand one’s individual interpretation of this complex phenomenon. The study will explore subjective reasons for and consequences of workplace procrastination, including the effects on...