Procrastination

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Procrastination is the act of putting things off until the last minute, rather then doing them in a way that gives the individual enough time to complete the task without having to hurry. Procrastination by students is a long-standing problem and is addressed in this paper. Discussions of the topic include reasons why this is a problem, reasons why people procrastinate, and techniques for overcoming the problem. The author of the paper applies the methods learned to overcome procrastination to her own life experiences.

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"Researchers also note a peculiarity in research on procrastination in that while many students indicate that they need help for overcoming procrastination (Gallagher et al., 1992), and while there are case reports of students whose performance has been harmed because of procrastination (Burka & Yuen, 1983), studies further show that there is usually either very low negative correlations in the overall relationship of procrastination and academic performance or no correlation at all. This seems to show that many students do well in spite of their tendency to procrastinate, though these reports only show good or bad performance and not levels of stress or associated problems which could be avoided if the procrastination were controlled."

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