Scott Zadig
Many students, along with myself, have probably exhibited some form or another of the notorious habit known as procrastination. Procrastination is not exactly a friend of any college student and it is usually their reason for their downfall. Some people try their best to overcome the urge of putting off work at the last minute, but they end up falling victim to it once again for the next assignment they need to complete. What most people do not know is that procrastination is not only bad in a sense that it develops poor time management skills, but it also has a direct correlation to some other negative effects that end up hurting a student in many different aspects.
According to David Glenn from the University of Ohio state, avoidant styles and habits that come from procrastination lead to higher rates of smoking, drinking, and the tendency to ignore serious health issues. Students who procrastinate also have increased chances of digestive ailments, insomnia, and cold/flu symptoms. Most students do not realize the more serious effects that result from procrastination and they do not make a big enough effort to fix it. David Glenn brings up an interesting and important fact that studies have been done on. People think that simply improving their time management is the easy fix to their procrastination, but studies have shown that it is not effective. Encouraging someone to get over procrastination cannot be done simply by pushing someone to become more efficient with there time. Experts consider procrastination as a type of syndrome and there has not been a true “cure” for it. Students having awareness of procrastination and knowing of its seriousness is the first start to developing a solution. Students need to first realize they have a problem that could be damaging to their health and know that they need to do more than just manage their time more wisely to break the habit.
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