[be_mellow]

4) Write some other ways explaining why you procrastinate or if any, describe your experience of procrastinating. How it�s like? Does it affect your grades etc. (brieft)

Thanks. This is a survey for my ethnography paper.

[EYJAYJAY]

yep. i have fairly easy classes this semester, however i procrasinated.. messed up on my first tests for sociology, physics 2, and psychology. not sure what i got for soc yet, but 89 for physics and 84 for psychology, not good enough. but, at least i thought about it already and will study a bit everyday instead of cramming in the last minute.

[bordee]

lol this is me procrastinating right now!!! i have to papers due tomorrow and im still on the first paragraph of my first one!!!!

[Paper Wings]

I procrastinate because the pressure of an impending deadline is the only thing that seems to motivate me to do work. Also, I get easily distracted so it takes me forver to do things that shouldn't take long to do. Surprisingly, procrastination hasn't affected my grades that much. I'd probably be a straight A student if I didn't wait till the last minute to do things.

[xl0lxl0lx]

lol 0 for almost never. my friend who is a senior in hs has never done homework later than 6. never had an all nighter in her life. she says i'm the wierd one cuz i procrastinate like no other.

[B0hemian_Sprite]

I procrastinate sometimes, i'm really trying to get myself up to speed in my classes and keep myself in good shape. The only time i really procrastinate is if i just finished an exam and want a day off

[pyrochild]

the interenet is evil especially when i have papers to write.

[mintfresh]

I procrastinate because either I am tired from doing labs (6-hour labs) or sick of studying....

[sj22]

why do u think i'm here >_>

[Diamond_]

Procrasination is EVIL!~~
I'm totally cursed by it.. *cries*

[sunshine4ever]

i would say i procrastinate everday cuz i'm behind on my readings, but part of my procrastinations are that i'm tired from work...OR from watching tv..erk...and my remedy is turn those things off and start do what i'm supposed to do lol..actually I have a better way of doing it, but i procrastinate to do those things too so now i don't have a plan lol

[swa11ow]

i procrastinate all the time, like right now

[Aki]

EVERY SINGLE DAY.

[spyro]

procrastination is integral to college life!

[Pao!]

whenever i have many stuff to do, i tend to lazy out cos they're so many.. yes, i know they won't be finished if i don't get started on any of them, so what happens is i procrastinate. sometimes my works are better when i cram them all up, but sometimes not... anyway, i don't think i will ever get out of procrastinating... and even if i try, it only lasts for like, a week or so.

[ngaouction]

i went to see a therapist and he told me that procrastination is a way we protect ourselves. he said that it can actually be good in some ways, but yeah. read this article:

Many of us decide frequently to put off until tomorrow that which we could do today. At times, postponing or deferring some action until a later time may be quite legitimate, especially if additional skills and/or knowledge are necessary for the completion of a given task. In most cases, however, putting off some action until some future time is a habit that many people find aggravating and quite difficult to break.

People for whom procrastination is a problem usually, but not always, decide to take on a particular project with the honest intent of completing it as expeditiously as possible, but soon find themselves delaying needlessly that which they decided to do. They remind themselves of the rewards and advantages of completion (and of the disadvantages of continued delay), yet still find themselves not following through with their stated plans. They berate themselves for their seemingly apparent inability to act and they search for, and usually find, reasons for why they just can't seem to get moving. "I'm not in the right frame of mind," "I need to become more organized," "I need to get motivated," are examples of the more common excuses. Finally, in the face of an imminent deadline, some procrastinators complete their project by making a last minute rush. Others never do finish. In either case, procrastinators tend to berate themselves even more for having waited until the last minute, they become exceedingly upset with their task-management behavior, and they swear to themselves and to the whole world that they will never, ever put themselves through such pain and torture again. Unfortunately, not long afterward, many procrastinators find themselves back in the situation they vowed to avoid forever.

The tension and anxiety that procrastinators experience can feel especially intense and pervasive, so understandably, getting rid of those "bad" feelings becomes a desired goal. Getting rid of the procrastination habit, however, is not easy. The complication stems from the fact that procrastination serves several useful functions, and it is not always easy, nor wise, to disregard that which is useful.

Procrastination, for example, allows a person, particularly one who is uncomfortable in a competitive environment, to place the onus of responsibility for the outcome of a given project or task onto something other than oneself. As such, procrastination represents a way to protect oneself from a failure experience by providing a ready excuse. It is an easy way to justify not being at the head of the class. This strategy, which is useful 100% of the time, also has a secondary benefit; it prevents a person from ever finding out how good they really are.

For others, particularly those who find it difficult to change and to move on to new challenges and opportunities, procrastination represents a way of buying time. When used in this way, fears of the unknown and doubts about one's ability to successfully negotiate the change process don't have to be confronted. In other words, procrastination is a failure-avoidant, self-protective strategy employed by people who are not essentially "lazy" or "stupid," but who are motivated to maintain their sense of worth and self-esteem.

What makes procrastinators especially sensitive to failure experiences is their belief in the notion that performance and self-worth are equated. Situations subjectively determined by the procrastinator to be important and evaluative tend to be particularly threatening because they represent opportunities for having their self-worth tested. The possibility of not performing well (which usually means perfectly), and having to live with a negative self-image is a real unattractive option. Procrastination, on the other hand, is an effective face-saving alternative. When there is a choice between failure and saving face, the latter is understandably preferred.

The process of changing one's procrastination behavior is complex and it takes time. Letting go of the performance equals self-worth notion, learning to value oneself unconditionally, and developing additional, more self-enhancing ways of self protection are the kinds of challenges one must face if overcoming procrastination is truly a desired goal.

Despite these complexities, however, a person can arrive at a point where their procrastination behavior is less problematic. Some people can even stop procrastinating altogether. Reformed procrastinators do exist, and many are leading happier and more productive lives.

[babohyungjin]

we are korean
by definition, we are procrastinators

[ambivalence]

lol this is me procrastinating right now!!! i have to papers due tomorrow and im still on the first paragraph of my first one!!!!

Haha. I have lab work due along with a quiz and two tests next week. I procrastinate because studying is just so tedious. When I study, I just sit there... and study. I always seem to find something else more active to do. Most of the time, I end up cleaning or grocery shopping. Another reason I procrastinate is because I know I can get away with it. I usually do my work the day/night before it's due or during the class before it and still get good grades. For the most part, my procrastination doesn't affect my grades much. Usually, the adrenaline rush I get when I panic, due to the lack of time that I have left to do the work, makes it easier for me to do the work.

[starlie]

im a big procrastinator. but i usually get things done ontime too. i think it gives me pressure to do work at the very last minute. and i usually get not bad grades too! though sometimes i might screw things up. BUT that's sometimes.

[miharu*]

4) Write some other ways explaining why you procrastinate or if any, describe your experience of procrastinating. How it�s like? Does it affect your grades etc. (brieft)

I procrastinate because sometimes, I just don't want to do the studying/homework or because t.v/internet sounds better at the moment. It sucks because the work load piles up and then you'll see me the night before, working on ten different things but I actually like doing it like that believe it or not. Eh, my grades are only affected if I procrastinate on studying and I don't usually do that.