We're all guilty of it, some more than others.
Recently I have noticed a lot more blogs on this topic in the first days of August than all summer long. We're all feeling the panic of not finishing the summer work on time, huh?
But as others before me have mentioned; is it due to procrastination itself or distractions? Both go hand in hand like industrialism to imperialism (APWH anybody?), you just cannot have one without the other.
We procrastinate because we are distracted. Our eyes have been trained by screens at a young age to follow the pretty colors or go check out a new product at the mall.
But it's not like we can just never watch tv or go online ever again, our minds aren't 'programed' to do so and we would eventually self-destruct.
So are we always going to suffer the anxiety brought on by procrastination? Will we be subjected to a type of soma so our guilt over repeated procrastination lessens? Or will there be no need for a drug since a future society would not see procrastination as a negative subject?
I would love to hear your opinions on this, especially those who have posted similar blogs before me.
So procrastinate no more and start blogging people!
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Luzangela, I definitely agree with you here. We procrastinate because we have things to get distracted with.
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A teacher assigning an essay. You are in a room with grey walls and a paper and pen, that's it. Try to write without getting side-tracked. Pretty easy, huh? Why? Because there is nothing to amuse us but the assignment. Now imagine a computer in that room. Good-bye essay and hello facebook! That's what a lot of people would think.
The point is that we are fascinated with these distractions because they are there. Distractions, distractions, distractions... how do we make them go away... ? Do we avoid technology? Do we settle down and relax? It just depends on what type of mind we are dealing with: edgy or patient.
Luzangela, I think it all depends on the situation. For example, if you procrastinate because you just don't care then you will always not care. If you procrastinate but you truly do care about what you're putting off, then you will always feel guilty... unless of course your whole mindset changes and then you don't care.
ReplyDeleteAs for the future, we can never know, but I think people will always feel negatively about procrastinating because when you procrastinate you don't get anything done. And since we are a world of "progress" and "leaps of science" not doing things is just going against our programming.
Oh and by the way...
I can't believe you pulled that Luzangela... like industrialism to imperialism... wow just wow
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Carina that the anxiety that some feel when they procrastinate all depends on the situation. However, I feel that it may also depend on a person's self-control. When we procrastinate, we all know that we should not be doing whatever it is that we are doing. But the difference between the person who feels anxiety but accomplishes their task eventually and the person who just neglects it completely is self-control.
ReplyDeleteI think that in the future there will be no room for procrastination at all.Procrastination will probably be frowned upon even more. Today's world is so competitive. I mean, even today the competition for getting into a good college or for getting a job is horrendous. Those who procrastinate to the point of no return will fall behind and get lost in the crowed.
Thank you for giving me the insight on how one's self-control and mind frame affects our chances of being chronic procrastinators, I hadn't thought of it that way.
ReplyDeleteAs for the future of procrastination, I was thinking more along the lines of how if technology evolved so much that humans would not even need to move a single finger; procrastination would therefore not exist since we would not have to do anything.
What do you guys think about this possibility?
Well if technology really evolves so much to the point where all we have to do is lift a finger, then I would assume that entertainment would have as well. In fact, there may be even more distractions that will come along with greater technology. Therefore I believe that there will still be procrastination. If most of the distractions that we have today are because of technology (i.e. Facebook, T.V., texting) then wouldn't we have even more distractions as technology becomes even more advanced?
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with Kylie. If someone is really set on not working on homework or a project, they WILL find a way to avoid working on it. Whether it be browsing the web, watching t.v., or hanging out with friends. I agree that self-control affects how soon and how efficiently you get your work done, because if you really don't want to do something, whose going to motivate you? You're not going to motivate yourself, so your work just sits there until you decide it's time to panic. I believe that people will continue to procrastinate as long as there are distractions and there will always be distractions because in our capitalistic society people are creating more and more new, fascinating toys and electronic devices that occupy our time.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with Kylie and Sarah. For example, when Sarah said "...there will always be distractions because in our capitalistic society people are creating more and more new, fascinating toys and electronic devices that occupy our time." Like the ipad for example, is something new and cool that's out and look at how many people are going out at buying them for themselves or presents...What ever happened to our horrible economy and everyone getting laid off and having no money to even go out to dinner. Where are these people getting all this money from all of a sudden?
ReplyDeleteAnd another example I had earlier bout the new things coming out are, for example, first (on the computer) it was instant messenging(IM), then came Myspace, then Facebook, then Twitter, and now Skype...What's next to come out in the computer contacting world?
Well, from what I see in other people, I do agree with all of you, but what if someone can't procrastinate? I've been working on the AP work all summer every day, only stopping when I have to, and even then I can't stop worrying about my work. This might be because when I was a kid, I didn't get too attached to television, or anything like that, because my teacher was at home, and when I entered public school that attitude stuck with me. I don't know exactly why, but I'm just not a procrastinator, and if anyone else is like that, please say so. I feel like an oddball here...
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