No this is not a book review, it should be but I haven't read anything in ages! No, this post is about the new sensation sweeping the nation. Well maybe it's not sweeping the nation... or even my suburb... okay it's at least sweeping the year 12 population.... still I shouldn't generalize......okay for sure, it is sweeping myself and my circle of friends that I converse with on a daily basis. I hear you saying 'just tell me what it is already!', well this sensation is PROCRASTINATION! In case you have no idea what I'm on about here is the definition from Dictionary.com, I love this site!
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object) 2. to put off till another day or time; defer; delay1.
to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost
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Okay, maybe it's not a sensation and technically it's been around for ever. I'm sure that cavemen were saying,' look, I'll go out and hunt for food just after I finish carving this picture, well actually before I finish I should go look at some others for inspiration, actually you know what, I should really catch up with Bob from cave 5, make sure he hasn't moved or you know died......' and so on and so fourth.
Back to my point (sorry, I tend to go on about stupid things), since year 12 started I have been procrastinating like crazy, I mean before year 12 I procrastinated but I seem to do it even more. Maybe I actually procrastinate the same amount but now I realize more since this year it actually matters if I don't do my work or extra study. So anyway I've been talking to my friends and they all do it too! Logically I'm 99.8% sure everyone does it at one stage or another but again this year my friends and I really shouldn't. I mean right now I'm procrastinating by writing this post!
So here's how it goes, I get home from school, rest for about an hour, eat ect. Then I start to do some work, usually its on the computer since I research or type up essays, the internet is my biggest distraction. I check emails, read book reviews, basically anything I can possibly think of to get out of doing work. Bad right. So I created a schedule where I have certain hours to rest/have fun and hours to work/study. And still the procrastination continues, I have realised that I have very weak willpower. Surprisingly I don't procrastinate by reading books, I think it's because I like to have a lot of time to read a book uninterrupted.
So the point of this is I am asking for ways to help stop my procrastination. I obviously can't not go on the computer because sometimes I need it, but can anyone think on a way to help? Or tell me how you avoid procrastinating. It would be an enormous help.
Sorry for the odd post;), hopefully my next one will be an actual review.
Hope everyone's enjoying their long weekend if you have one.
Bye!
