"The Proper Guide to Procrastination" By Jeremy Q.

Throughout life, society experiences various struggles leading to the circumstance where one may not be able to overcome necessary obstacles to succeed in life without proper guidance. This may range from solving algebraic equations in math class to finishing a blog report due in a few hours. In this entry, one may discover how to succeed in school while retaining the qualities of a slothful student.

            Many high school students suffer from lack of motivation and the symptoms from acquiring laziness when assigned to do work. The cause of this phenomenon is not definite but can be overcome. As a student guilty of such effects, I wish to pass on my knowledge on how to prevail over such a severe disorder. Results may vary.

9/20/13 6:22 PM

First I would like to explain why I included the times in which the portions of this instructional guide were written. This report I am writing right now, which was assigned a month prior, is approximately due in six hours. I wish to verify to you that my method for procrastination does in fact possibly work and such proof is that I will finish this piece within the projected time constraint I was given. If my guide does in fact fail to possibly solve the burden of procrastination, then this report wouldn’t be posted for I wouldn’t have been able to turn it in on time. As for now, I am about to head out and eat at a fancy steakhouse and would return to complete this guide as soon as possible.

9/20/13 9:13 PM (Priorities)

People may encounter procrastination through distractions such as gourmet foods that shift one’s priorities from what is actually important. Some Super Stockhouse Steak Special for example is a temptation that pleads priority among whatever one may be doing (it was very delicious by the way). The juicy tenderness of a well-done pound of awesomeness with a dab of A1 sauce has proven to be quite irresistible especially with a side of a Colossal Root Beer float. With the addition of creamy clam chowder and a handful of fries, it is quite a meal to contend with… Anyways, people who fall for such distractions are guaranteed to mismatch their priorities.  For people that fall under this category, they must first realize this shift in priorities. To notice such a thing implants a “nagger” in the back of one’s mind that will nag oneself and put stress upon the necessary work to be done until it is built to the point when one stresses enough to get back to topic.

9/20/13 10:34 PM (Planning)

The Croods is a very interesting movie… Speaking of getting back to topic, let’s get back to topic. Another significant matter to conquer procrastination is the importance of planning. If one chooses to procrastinate (or is unfortunate enough to be fall victim to procrastination), it is important to plan one’s procrastination. What is vital to procrastinating successfully is setting a schedule or deadline for when one can seize the opportunity to grasp enough motivation to complete one’s work prior to when it’s due. This is done by evaluating the work one has at hand and estimating its length of completion and importance to one’s life. This evaluation helps motivate the mind through stress which increases productivity of a person as the deadline comes nearer. The scheduling should be based on one’s situation and preference.

9/20/13 11:29 PM (Caring)

The most important factor to conquering procrastination is to care about the work one must do. People should consider whether the slight satisfaction of not completing work is worth it for they will suffer the consequences that may befall on them which usually outweigh the magnitude of such temporary satisfactions. This is important to keep in mind to spark and maintain what little motivation people may have so that it will not come back to bite them in the future when they choose to just give up. To sum it all up, if you wish to procrastinate you must be willing and able to finish the job and take into account all these factors so that you may actually finish in time.

9/20/13 11:40 PM (Warning)

Warning: Choosing to procrastinate can leave you with either an incomplete or unsatisfactory job caused by the limited time you’ve given yourself to finish a work assigned to you (even when given surplus amount of time by the teacher to complete the assignment prior to procrastination). Forgive me for my possibly inflated or incoherent word play for my procrastination guideline was written under the same circumstance it is written of. To put it bluntly, to avoid any possible regret regarding doing work in time and coherently, don’t procrastin