Monday, November 28, 2016

Problem Frame _ An End To Procrastination - Open Letter to Myself

Open letter to myself, and subsequently anyone who feels procrastination is something they need to work on.


We students, teachers, parents, workers, etc… as humans constantly battle to balance the demands of our communities, jobs, and responsibilities with our primitive hypothalamic instincts that drive our urges to eat, sleep, and sloth. Today’s quick pace society and growing pressures to keep up with these demands cause many of us to procrastinate to the last minute as we grow restless and our brain demands a break. The busy nature of today’s demands causes a loop of procrastination that repeats on and on. Despite the awareness of the problem, we often neglect to change our habits which only continue the cycle of procrastination over and over. The incapacity to break the cycle leaves us helpless in the long-term. The pressure of procrastination is alleviated after a deadline, but what about things without a deadline? Things such as spending time with family and friends, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and setting bucket lists get set off for later. With growing habits of repeating the procrastination cycle, events without a deadline may never be pursued. Thus, we as people need to assess our situations and change our personal habits to avoid procrastination in order to pursue lifelong and happiness instilling goals.   

No comments:

Post a Comment