Procastination Article

Procrastination

What is procrastination you may ask? It means to replace high-priority actions with tasks of low-priority, and you put off important tasks to a later time. Everyone procrastinates at time, even I do it myself. The reasons for procrastination is because I either don’t have time for it or I would do it at the last minute because of other homework I want to get out the way at that very moment.

I asked other close friends of mine and family members about this problem that a lot of students are dealing with procrastination. My mother is a single mother that takes care of me and my sisters. “If it will take a lot of my time, mind thinking and money.” is what my mother Patricia had told me about her procrastination. Since she has to pay all of the bills, there are some things that are not important to her that she takes care of first.

For example, when we have field trips, dance show costumes, and other things that we need right away from her to give us money for, or have her pay for it, then she would push back her other things she really needs to pay for in order for us to get the things we need. Which causes her stress because she want us to borrow things for a dance show or she would rather have us tell us earlier so she can have the money ready and set until the day comes.

That is why I use to get in trouble when I would tell my mother late about some things I need because it would backfire to me in a bad way. Including my sisters as well and we have to make sure that we appreciate for what she does for us or else she won’t do it again or she’ll feel we’re taking advantage of her.

            My Step Coach Julian had told me why he procrastinates. “Sometimes I fear that I might not complete the task exceptionally.” which is what I do at times when I have important assignments in my AP classes or in classes that teachers expect me to do good no matter what. I believe that students that have parents that wants the best for their kids or even students have done so well all their lives, have fear of doing bad on tests, homework, and other assignments because they are used to doing well and not doing bad.

            “Whenever I procrastinate it is because of the task itself. I would like to be doing other things then the task.” says my cousin Candy. The task at times can be really hard, so what I do is put that last and I work something else that is not as hard as the assignment I put away. If it’s a hard assignment like the first one, then I would put them away and just listen to music to help calm down my head and not get overstressed about it.

            My friend Dreya was asked why she procrastinates and she stated “Um, letting myself get side tracked with other things that are less important.” which is a problem that I have been dealing with for some time. When I listen to music while I do my work or watch television and talk to my family members, then I get distracted and that doesn’t make me get my work done and then I get in trouble at school because my assignments would not be done.

            “Worrying about the class or the thing that I don't want to do.” responded Anessa which is another friend of mine that goes to Eastview. People that take AP or Honors classes will have more worries than people that take regular classes because the higher classes are more expectations than regular. They expect you to do what you need to do in order to pass the class. In my AP classes, I try hard as much as I can to have good grades in the class so I can make my mom and teachers proud of me.

            Why do people get side-tracked with doing unimportant assignments, is a question I asked myself. “Um probably just the fact I don't want to do it so I look for something else more fun.” Responded Katie Tharp, and my other friend Maressa had stated that “probably other assignments,” is what makes her side tracked to not do her homework that needs to be done right away.

          Maybe people procrastinate because it makes them in fear that they won’t achieve what they need to do. “I think people do that because they're afraid to fall.” responded Hannah who attends Eastview High. At times, I would feel that I will not be good enough to do the assignment the way my teacher would want me to do. Or I would think that I am going to fail even if I try my hardest to do the best that I can.

            “I think it depends with a person, for example, the amount of time one has, or the mood in which one is.” Says my friend Jaksonn which is my ex-boyfriend’s cousin. People can have a habit to procrastinate because of how they feel or how they are as a person which is a bad habit to have.

            We have to realize that procrastination can come in many different ways from people and it can make you not a confident person and that is something we cannot have in ourselves. Do the homework and do whatever other important things you can have to do as your first priority. Or else we would not achieve and be successful like we want to.