Excuses




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  When most people procrastinate, they tend to find an excuse or a way out of something that they do not want to do. Finding an excuse is a sign of denial of a person putting a certain thing off. Finding an excuse for something can make a person feel better about not being able to finish a certain project ahead of time. In order to not get behind and procrastinate, students need to get their academic obligations out of the way before it is too late. However, it is understandable for a much occupied student who may be involved in sports, work, or any other school sponsored activity; it becomes very easy to find an excuse for putting things off. When a student gets involved in sports in particular, they are tired more often and usually tell themselves that they are too tired to do the work right now and that they can do it when they have more energy. Most of the time though, students do not get back to doing the work until it is due the next day. The best thing for a student athlete to do here is to take a quick nap, and then get started on the work.

I will do it later

A common phrase amongst most college students today is “I’ll do it later!” This growing habit of putting things off until the last moment can really hurt a student who is trying to succeed. In today’s electronic and technological world, there are so many distractions that can deter a student from their studies. While there still are a larger number of people who are able to prioritize and finish projects well before the due date, I unfortunately am a procrastinator. I don’t procrastinate too bad, but I do not know why I put things off. A big reason could be that I am easily distracted and everything seems more interesting than doing homework. I have a feeling that several other students feel the same way and just have short attention spans. There is also the case of students just trying to put it off simply because they don’t want to do it yet. These students think that the work may be too hard and that they do not fell like working on it at the moment. Unfortunately, they keep saying this and saying this, until the project is due in an hour. You may want to do it later, but force yourself to do it now.


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