Although spring break ended a week ago, most of our brains have yet to divert back into the motivational mentality. As the semester winds down, the battle between productivity and procrastination will become more inevitable.
By Tiffany Gilbert
Senior Staff Writer
Although spring break ended a week ago, most of our brains have yet to divert back into the motivational mentality. As the semester winds down, the battle between productivity and procrastination will become more inevitable.
This epidemic of procrastination applies to all students, not just the seniors blowing off simple assignments while secretly fretting the possibility of barely graduating. Have I mentioned this particular article was due last Tuesday? For me, almost Tuesday again, the one week anniversary of the original due date; however, for instructors, this confession could rankle them.
Perhaps I should issue a warning for all of the SHU faculty who become slightly irritated at last minute everythings. As for the others, sit back, and prop your feet as I unveil real-life situations of the Seton Hill University (SHU) student body. We know your time isn’t all that valuable.
It has been made clear that procrastination is common around campus, but what exactly does this delay of schoolwork actually entail? For freshman Alex Kemp, Facebook, television, the Internet and going out anywhere when the offer comes up is the ultimate distraction to accomplishing homework priorities.
“I’m like an epic procrastinator,” Kemp said. “I have a midterm the day after tomorrow, and I’m currently watching a movie.”
“Sometimes, I’d rather wash dishes than do school work,” said Tia Woller, a junior. Woller was very descriptive about the celebrity gossip article she read online about Tila Tequila’s footie pajamas, always a more interesting topic than her unfinished five-page paper and 12-slide PowerPoint presentation due in the morning.
Side note: Anyone notice that these students willingly participated in a spontaneous interview opportunity instead of something along the lines of academic work? Just an observation.
“I have a literature class on Monday nights and we always have a on to two page paper due, so I wait until my three hour break before the class to do my paper,” said Woller. “Sometimes, it gets tough.”
If waiting until the last minute is difficult and stressful, why are important priorities pushed aside?
Senior Allison Lohr said, “I feel like I can be doing something more fun and less productive. I still get A’s and B’s and I’m a firm believer that everything works out the way they are mean to.”
Although procrastination is not the perfect solution and time management tool, students admit their work does get completed. “I do my best work at the last minute,” said Kemp.
Being under pressure and close to the deadline has the tendency to spark the productivity button in the brain. Churning out a 500-word article on procrastination can be a piece of cake. If at all possible, the best procrastination is the kind without consequences and bad-blood with your superiors. I personally have not accomplished the best type of procrastination this week and I must wrap this up before my editor pulls all of her hair out in frustration. Be sure to spread your own experiences about procrastination. If you don’t right away, I’ll understand.