By Sydney Murray
“In general, anything causes me to procrastinate: chores, working out, cleaning my room,” says Karina Kurzhals ’10. Procrastination haunts everyone. It seems no matter how hard we try not to put work off, it never gets done early.
“I procrastinate because I am like everyone else,” says Julie Murray ’10. “I don’t want to write papers, essays, study, do homework. It’s not something the average person finds joy in when they could be playing a sport, going out, being with family and friends.”
As a testimony to procrastination, I am currently writing this article at 5 p.m. the Sunday before Christmas Break is over. I can never just get straight through a project without wandering off to do something else.
Psychology Today says, “Procrastinators actively look for distractions, particularly ones that don’t take a lot of commitment on their part.”
Camille Chiappone ’10 says, “Most of our work deals with or requires the use of a computer. Whenever I am on the computer I have my I-tunes on and I am on Facebook. So, naturally, I might start my homework, but I’ll have to take a ‘break’ and check Facebook.”
Even more dreadful, as senior year rolls around, senioritis starts to kick in, or does it? Some speculate about whether there really is more procrastination during senior year.
“Yes, I guess it’s possible,” says Karina Kurzhals. “But I think it seems like I’m procrastinating more because of the work load. I believe that senior year has by far been my busiest year homework-wise. A bigger work load, in addition to college applications, scholarships, etc. means more procrastination in general. So no, I don’t think [senioritis] is real; it just seems like you’re procrastinating more because you have more to do. If you looked at your work load freshmen year along with the amount you procrastinated, and then looked at your senior year work load and the amount you procrastinated, I’m hypothesizing that the correlation would be nearly identical.”
Camille Chiappone agrees, saying, “I think it is more of a preconceived notion and state of mind. People might say they are suffering from “senioritis” but it is really just us being lazy. I’m not calling people lazy, I blame senioritis all the time, but I think it has become a fun little excuse we can all use. This year I haven’t really procrastinated more than any other, I just think we’re all tired of the same stuff for the past four years and we’re ready to change it up.”
Procrastination can even come down to just day dreaming while reading a novel. It’s hard to avoid. As long as the work gets done on time, there’s really nothing wrong with procrastinating. Procrastination can be a hindrance, but it shouldn’t let anyone get too stressed because life wouldn’t be worth it if it was all about work.
“I procrastinate because I am like everyone else,” says Julie Murray ’10. “I don’t want to write papers, essays, study, do homework. It’s not something the average person finds joy in when they could be playing a sport, going out, being with family and friends.”
As a testimony to procrastination, I am currently writing this article at 5 p.m. the Sunday before Christmas Break is over. I can never just get straight through a project without wandering off to do something else.
Psychology Today says, “Procrastinators actively look for distractions, particularly ones that don’t take a lot of commitment on their part.”
Camille Chiappone ’10 says, “Most of our work deals with or requires the use of a computer. Whenever I am on the computer I have my I-tunes on and I am on Facebook. So, naturally, I might start my homework, but I’ll have to take a ‘break’ and check Facebook.”
Even more dreadful, as senior year rolls around, senioritis starts to kick in, or does it? Some speculate about whether there really is more procrastination during senior year.
“Yes, I guess it’s possible,” says Karina Kurzhals. “But I think it seems like I’m procrastinating more because of the work load. I believe that senior year has by far been my busiest year homework-wise. A bigger work load, in addition to college applications, scholarships, etc. means more procrastination in general. So no, I don’t think [senioritis] is real; it just seems like you’re procrastinating more because you have more to do. If you looked at your work load freshmen year along with the amount you procrastinated, and then looked at your senior year work load and the amount you procrastinated, I’m hypothesizing that the correlation would be nearly identical.”
Camille Chiappone agrees, saying, “I think it is more of a preconceived notion and state of mind. People might say they are suffering from “senioritis” but it is really just us being lazy. I’m not calling people lazy, I blame senioritis all the time, but I think it has become a fun little excuse we can all use. This year I haven’t really procrastinated more than any other, I just think we’re all tired of the same stuff for the past four years and we’re ready to change it up.”
Procrastination can even come down to just day dreaming while reading a novel. It’s hard to avoid. As long as the work gets done on time, there’s really nothing wrong with procrastinating. Procrastination can be a hindrance, but it shouldn’t let anyone get too stressed because life wouldn’t be worth it if it was all about work.
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