Procrastination can be an issue that people deal with often when it comes to projects, essays, assignments, and day-to-day responsibilities.

Everyone can procrastinate whether it is an adult or a student.

Alexis Gregory, junior, said she procrastinates more than she would like to admit.

“I procrastinate a lot throughout my day, mostly when I have school work that is due soon,” Gregory said. “Procrastination does lead to bad grades if I decide to not finish the things that need to be done.”

Distractions like mobile devices and friends aid in procrastinating or just not getting work done.

When you push off your work, or just do not finish it, it starts to become a habit.

Junior Zachery Timm believes that procrastination can be avoided when distractions are ignored.

“To say I procrastinate a lot is an understatement,” Timm said. “Procrastination can be prevented, but only by personal choice. If I focused more on my schoolwork, and less on everything around me, I would most likely get out of the habit.”

When you procrastinate, work does not get done. When work is not finished, consequences begin to pile up.

Work is not an ideal way to spend your time, but it has to be done.

Mr. Andy Nester, political science teacher, goes over procrastination with his students at the beginning of his courses.

“It is all a mind trick,” Nester said. “If you can trick your brain into thinking that working hard at work that you don’t like will give you more pleasure than letting the hard work pile up, thus creating more pain, you are more likely to do the hard work first in order to enjoy the rest of your day pain and procrastination free.”

Homework can be boring, and chores can be tedious, but the best way to avoid procrastination is to just do what needs to be done so you can enjoy yourself later.

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