Introduction

Everyone procrastinates. We put things off because we don’t wish to accomplish them, or because we have too many other things on our plates. Putting things off—big or small—is part of being human. It is likely that your procrastination is troubling you if you are reading this handout, however. You suspect you could be a better writer if perhaps you didn’t put off writing projects before the last second. You will find that simply when you’ve got really gotten going on a paper, it is time for you to turn it in; so, you won’t ever genuinely have time and energy to carefully revise or proofread. You love the rush of adrenaline you obtain when you finish a paper 10 minutes you(and your body) are getting tired of pulling all-nighters before it’s due, but. You feel okay about procrastinating while in college, you worry that this habit shall follow you into the working life.

It is possible to tell whether or otherwise not you have to do something about your procrastination by examining its consequences. Procrastination can have external consequences (you get a zero regarding the paper as you never turned it in) or internal consequences (you feel anxious most of the time, even when you are doing something that you enjoy). […]