I’d better start working on my thesis now. It has been long overdue. I met Dr Azmi (my supervisor) this morning and had reminded me to speed up on my paper.Yes, I admit that I have been delaying in writing my paper. Wait, what is that? Oh I still have plenty of time ahead! Well, it wouldn’t hurt for me to spend a couple of hours watching P.Ramlee's movie on TV, then start on the paper. 
All that reading has made me tired, I think I should have a nap so I can be refreshed when I start on the paper. Whew! That was one good nap, I think I need a cup of coffee now to revive my brain. I think I should make a trip to the supermarket to pick up some goodies then I can start working on my paper in peace. Sounds familiar?
We all find ourselves being victims of procrastination – some more often than others – but it is becoming increasingly common to delay the undesired work in this electronic era. Almost everyone procrastinates. It is just so easy to push forward something boring or difficult and enjoy ourselves while we can.
I will not deny it, I am one of the biggest procrastinators out there and I tend to wait till the last minute to complete every single unsightly task. In fact, I have procrastinated on writing this article, choosing instead to check my e-mail at least hundred times, finish the last few chapters of the book I have been reading and of course, lie on the bed staring at nothing. In the end I have spent hours doing all these needless things before actually beginning on the article.
The thing about procrastination is, almost everyone does it. You can try to deny it but I’m sure you’ve procrastinated or delayed finishing your work at least once in your life. The word “procrastination” is made up of Latin terms “pro”, meaning forward, and “crastinus”, meaning tomorrow. Putting forward to tomorrow. Which of us can honestly deny that we’ve never put anything forward to the next day?
While procrastination may seem like something new which sprouted from the digital era, researchers beg to differ. Procrastination has existed for a very long time, and famous people from the past have all dabbled in the art of wasting time needlessly. Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius in his time, and is still revered as one now, but he never finished a project on time. Mona Lisa took him 20 years to complete while he only finished The Last Supper when his patron threatened to cut off his funds. He often wasted his talent and time on useless things like doodles and unfinished projects.
Pena Tumpul - Think of procrastinating again
All that reading has made me tired, I think I should have a nap so I can be refreshed when I start on the paper. Whew! That was one good nap, I think I need a cup of coffee now to revive my brain. I think I should make a trip to the supermarket to pick up some goodies then I can start working on my paper in peace. Sounds familiar?We all find ourselves being victims of procrastination – some more often than others – but it is becoming increasingly common to delay the undesired work in this electronic era. Almost everyone procrastinates. It is just so easy to push forward something boring or difficult and enjoy ourselves while we can.
I will not deny it, I am one of the biggest procrastinators out there and I tend to wait till the last minute to complete every single unsightly task. In fact, I have procrastinated on writing this article, choosing instead to check my e-mail at least hundred times, finish the last few chapters of the book I have been reading and of course, lie on the bed staring at nothing. In the end I have spent hours doing all these needless things before actually beginning on the article.
The thing about procrastination is, almost everyone does it. You can try to deny it but I’m sure you’ve procrastinated or delayed finishing your work at least once in your life. The word “procrastination” is made up of Latin terms “pro”, meaning forward, and “crastinus”, meaning tomorrow. Putting forward to tomorrow. Which of us can honestly deny that we’ve never put anything forward to the next day?
While procrastination may seem like something new which sprouted from the digital era, researchers beg to differ. Procrastination has existed for a very long time, and famous people from the past have all dabbled in the art of wasting time needlessly. Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius in his time, and is still revered as one now, but he never finished a project on time. Mona Lisa took him 20 years to complete while he only finished The Last Supper when his patron threatened to cut off his funds. He often wasted his talent and time on useless things like doodles and unfinished projects.
Pena Tumpul - Think of procrastinating again
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