PROCRASTINATION IS A KILLING AND DEADLY HABIT.
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Today am going to be talking about a habit that recently dragged me into failure to achieve my set goals, I chose to call it PROCRASTINATION which was a very bad habit for me.
You believe with me that procrastination is the action of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so. Procrastination can be seen as intentionally neglecting what would have been done not minding the consequences that will befall the person concerned.
It is what most people sees or calls "common behavior" It can affect our life, relationship, school, targeted objectives, and work negatively and when this happens, the result will be low productivity or low quality of work.
In my case of procrastination, it was all about academic procrastination, during my days of secondary school, I discovered my reading ability and I knew my level of academic ability and the level I could go, am the type that starts reading when I class or lecture ends, am not the type that reads or start preparing for an examination a week, or days to the examination. some of my coursemates procrastinate their reading time and some will still come out from the examination hall smiling and with flying colors at the end of the session or semester, but some will procrastinate and regret it at the end of it because they will not be able to meet up when starting the studying few days to the examination.
Habit can be grown by an individual and can be copied or influenced by family, school, or friends in my case I was greatly influenced by a coursemate into procrastinating my time of study into doing some idle things such as viewing movies, playing games, and making out for shows and attending a concert, even a day to examine or test go out for concert not until I failed a course and it was a carryover. the only solution was for me to register for the course and do it again. The next semester I was told by the head of my department and the course lecturer that if I was to write the exam, I must make 75% of the class attendance by attending the class to qualify for the exam, it was so pathetic for me while my foes went ahead of me clear and free with any fail course and to resit for that failed exam of which I was embarrassed and ashamed of myself.
At the end of the second semester, I went in search of a counselor to look into my case, and I got one who discovered that all my problems were based on procrastination and time wastage, I also discovered that laziness was a key contributor to my time postponement.
On resuming the following session, I sat back and drafted my timetable and I prioritized my schedule based on time and as God will have it those my friend left the school following one or to reason known to them and God. following this happening I sat back and I was studious like never before.
The test and examination came and I wrote without stress because I was prepared and the end was something never to be forgotten so easily, I made the best result ever and my benefactor and benefactress including my counselor were happy with the new development.
In conclusion, I learned that procrastination can kill one’s ability and talent if not immediately muted or stopped.
As a promising young fellow, I learned not to keep bad company or easily give up to the influence of peer group, at the same time, do not allow a fellow to direct your thoughts or make decisions but you can be the director of your life and feelings. In my case, I allowed my friend to decide for me which made me fail and I was put to shame, as procrastination will result in a low outcome or productivity.
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