Procrastination
has been studied by scientists in the last few years. Scientists have figured
out that procrastination has more to do with emotion than time. Typically they
focused on how people were stressed and overweighed at costs and the benefits
across time. However, procrastination, by definition, is self-defeating; it is
upfront and obvious. People constantly choose small and short rewards, over
larger and longer payouts. Joseph Ferrari, a psychology professor at DePaul
University said, " Procrastination really has nothing to do with
time-management,” and “To tell the chronic procrastinator to just do it would
be like saying to a clinically depressed person, cheer up.” There
are two reasons for procrastination: 1. People delay their actions because they
feel like they’re in the wrong mood to complete a task; 2. they assume that
their mood will change in the near future. Procrastination isn’t just
self-defeat; putting away an important task makes people feel guilty, anxious
and ashamed. These feelings are likely to create more pressure and then people
lose control of their cognitive and emotional energy to be productive. That makes
them less likely to even start their task; which creates guilt and makes them
less productive. That is the cycle of procrastination.
The author,
Derek Thompson, wrote a very realistic and well written article. A unique thing about Thompson’s article is
that he stated his own personal struggle with procrastination as an example to
the reader. He gave that example so the reader could relate to him and feel
better reading the article; so the reader would not feel like he was the only
person who ever procrastinated. Thompson shows that there is nothing wrong with
a person if he or she procrastinates; he creates a very calm and save
environment for the article instead of jus accusing people. His evidence is
accurate and reliable; most of it came from Thompson himself speaking to
different scientists and a professor. He uses informal language, which is
acceptable because he was trying to create a relatable text. He also uses
graphs and pictures for better understanding of the cycle for procrastinating.
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