Reflection Paper On Procrastination

On Friday, my brother took four hours to do two pages of math because he procrastinated. I wanted to learn about procrastination because my brother procrastinates a lot, and it is a big problem. He drags small assignments out for hours, and says that he will do them the next day. I already knew a little bit about procrastination, but I wanted to know more. I knew that procrastination can sometimes be hard because if you need to work on a paper, you may need to stay up really late, or skip events that are important to you. I thought that procrastination may not be all bad though, it may help your brain think faster if you know you need to get something done by a deadline. However, when someone procrastinates, they might rush through a task, making mistakes or messing things up. I wanted to know about what procrastination does to mental health. I wondered if procrastination is harmful or helpful to living a balanced life, and if it is a problem that people need help solving. I also wanted to know how to stop procrastinating because I wanted to help my brother stop doing his homework either last minute, or dragging it out. Finally, I hoped to learn

I learned that to overcome procrastination, push away feelings of resistance and remind yourself of the rewarding feeling of completing work. Be realistic and chunk your work out, it doesn't need to be done all at once. Find a partner to do work with who won't allow you to make excuses, and do your best not make excuses in the first place. Don't make a big deal out of small tasks, and be honest with yourself. Focus on what you will achieve by doing the work, and reward yourself for doing it. Block out certain amounts of time to do your work, and don’t make everything perfect. Finally, you have to forgive yourself. Don't beat yourself up over procrastinating, instead, move on and set a new