Procrastination is a way to temporarily escape from reality. Some people turn to alcohol, others turn to procrastination. The facts of reality may be too onerous for a person to deal with. Therefore, he will turn to procrastination to avoid these facts, at least for a short period of time.
While writing this, I am putting something off. I am procrastinating too. I have to review a whole semester of French tonight for my high-stakes exam tomorrow afternoon. I have only started reviewing a tiny portion of the material and do not want to face the prospect of staying up very late studying for my exam tomorrow. Therefore, I will write something on this blog so my mind will not be thinking about studying my exam.
Instead of writing, some people turn to other things that distract, such as video games and browsing the internet. These activities are a temporary pain remover, a distraction. It provides some respite from whatever the procrastinator is trying to avoid.
And now for a slight divergence from the script, the part you've all been waiting for...
A cure for procrastination?
It is up to the procrastinator to stop procrastinating. Does playing video games really help you? Doesn't it make you feel more tired afterwards? If you are tired afterwards, how will you do the homework that you are avoiding? The quality of the homework will suffer as a result of the fatigue of the procrastinator. This is just a short-term problem. Without good grades, how will the person get a good job? To kids and teenagers, not having a home or a steady source of food (called food security) may be intangible and unfathomable ideas that only happen to other people. But the threat is very real and the consequences dear.
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