Procrastination Postulation
I have an essay due tomorrow (Escaping the New World: Sex and Suicide in Brave New World and The Handmaid's Tale). It's worth 30% of my mark in the class. I haven't started yet.
For me, this is a pretty common situation. Generally, I don't start an essay until the day before it's due. I realize that it's an extraordinarily bad move on my part - after all, any number of things could go wrong and I'd have little chance to rectify the situation.
So, why do I do it? Well, here's my procrastination postulation: I do it because I can, without any consequences. This isn't to say, of course, that there will never be any consequences. I imagine that one day something will go terribly wrong and I'll kick myself in the ass for having procrastinated for so long. But, to date, every time I leave a paper to the last minute I manage to finish it on time and pull off a relatively decent grade. So, because nothing bad has happened yet, I'll just keep on doing what I'm doing.
Of course, then there's the other reason - Twiddling my thumbs for twelve hours is more fun than writing an essay.
For me, this is a pretty common situation. Generally, I don't start an essay until the day before it's due. I realize that it's an extraordinarily bad move on my part - after all, any number of things could go wrong and I'd have little chance to rectify the situation.
So, why do I do it? Well, here's my procrastination postulation: I do it because I can, without any consequences. This isn't to say, of course, that there will never be any consequences. I imagine that one day something will go terribly wrong and I'll kick myself in the ass for having procrastinated for so long. But, to date, every time I leave a paper to the last minute I manage to finish it on time and pull off a relatively decent grade. So, because nothing bad has happened yet, I'll just keep on doing what I'm doing.
Of course, then there's the other reason - Twiddling my thumbs for twelve hours is more fun than writing an essay.
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