Procrastination Case

Procrastination

Procrastination is an ailment that affects a lot of individuals; most of them want to stop procrastinating but do not know where to start. Unfortunately there is no “cure” for procrastination however, it can be controlled. This is an individual ailment for each it affects; therefore the topic must be researched and a method of control created by those that wish to rid themselves of this. Researching is difficult, especially to a procrastinator and it is difficult to know where to start. This paper focuses on the research part of controlling procrastination.

Procrastinate (prə-ˈkras-tə-ˌnāt) (v): to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done (Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 2011). This is the definition that most of people think of when they think of procrastination. However, there seems to be a little more to it than that, procrastination also appears to be more psychologically related than simple laziness. Simply putting off what should be done could also mean that it was more prudent to do so. It is the putting off that which should preferably be done earlier that is at the true heart of procrastination (Steel, 2010).

This information is essential to properly researching the topic. The initial question has been answered by finding this detailed description of procrastination; “What is procrastination?” With this it is now possible to properly ask the next questions that must be answered. Namely; “What kind of information needs to be gathered?” and “Where can this information be found?”

A good starting point for any research is the internet, it is fast, easy to navigate, readily available and never closes. However, after doing a little research on the internet it is always a good idea to “cross-reference” this information against other sources. The local library is a good place to start because membership (if not free) is usually less than five dollars and gives you access to all the books. If the topic you are researching is for a thesis paper or something more life altering than “this week’s assignment”. You might want to select specific books from the library that have extreme information and purchase them from the book store. Looking around the other books in the category at the book store could be beneficial too.

After gathering all the information the next important step is to process and evaluate this information. To do this you must consider the source of your information and how dependable, reliable and accurate it is. This is a lot easier said than done as there are a lot of factors involved; for example, one of the resources is an article printed in the most prestigious magazines about the topic