Success, Procrastination, Stubbornness, And Success

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Everybody has procrastinated at least once in their life. Whether it be sports or school related, it is not hard to do, but hard to manage. This follows the saying como se acuesta, se levanta, which essentially says that the way someone goes to bed is the way they are going to wake up. In other words, if someone goes to sleep upset because something happened to them that they didn’t like, they are going to wake up with a similar attitude.
Although this quote can be interpreted as an attitude, attitude is not always emotional. Procrastination, stubbornness, and success can all be linked to attitude. Stubbornness is emotional attitude, where a person can feel emotions that lead to mainly anger; procrastination and success are mental attitude, …show more content…

Many people procrastinate knowing the end result. The reason they do it is really only for one reason: to not do work. People do things in excuse for not doing their work. For example, if someone has a paper due in 5 days, and that person is a procrastinator, then that person will most likely wait until that last day to do the assignment. In the meantime, the individual might resort to sports, television, or even chores, in attempt to not do their work. Sometimes, people procrastinate because they either don’t want to fail or they have a lack of focus. People sometimes look at and preview assignments, and if the assignment looks difficult, they may not attempt it in fear of failing the assignment. People can have a lack of focus at times when they want to be doing the assignment, but their mind won’t let them, and their mind will be thinking of other things beside the assignment. This can distract people and not allow them to do their work. When people do this, they understand the consequence sometimes, but would rather face them than do their work. This leads to bad grades, stressful nights, and loss of sleep. In the end, procrastinators know that they are doing wrong, but can’t help

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