Procrastination: The Thief Of Time

Introduction

'Procrastination is the thief of time' is an old adage which means by Procrastinating or delaying we are ruining precious time of our life. Wasting time means we are letting many opportunities go from our life forever.

Procrastination is working as a huge hindrance between us and our success in life.In 2014 a study from Germany has found that over 70% of the students tends to procrastinate home works or assignments given to them,which eventually leads them to academic misconduct i.e using fraudulent excuses,fabrification,falsification, carrying and using forbidden means into examination.

Dangers of Procrastination-

• Work is delayed - Work piles up.

• Pressure to meet the deadline leads to tension and stress.

• Work when done in hurried manner- gets tremendously suffered in terms of quality.

So Procrastination in certain situation can be as fatal in our life as in case of a calamity like earthquake or flood.

Measures that can be taken to stop Procrastination:-

1. Get organised- You can't do anything perfectly if your're not organised. So a planned schedule needs to be prepared before starting ny work.

2. Set achievable goals- Partly we procrastinate is because of the tast. Sometimes it seems too daunting. It becomes a lot easier to get started on any work when it is establisedin simple,reasonable goals

3. Set a deadline- It is important to set a specific date when you want your goals to be achieved. If you have assignment due,aim to have it completed a couple of days before the deadline day.

4. Use incentives- It's important to give incentives, no matter how small it is. It can be as simple as," If I complete my work within an hour,I will watch today's match" or it could be bigger goal like- " If I get A grade in English this Semester, I'll go to my favourite restaurant for a dinner". It's easier to pay attention when something is at stake.

Conclusion

Time is the most essential and important aspect of our life. Once it is gone that time cannot be retrieved ever. So the more we delay or procrastinate,the more we lose important things from our life. We need to make a perfect schedule for everything we do on daily basis and should limit a certain amount of time for every work,in order to give up the habit of Procrastination from our life and make it better,compact and succesful one.