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The document discusses procrastination and its negative effects. It defines two types of procrastination - passive and active. Passive procrastination involves putting tasks off without engaging in other activities, leading to higher stress. Active procrastination involves consciously prioritizing more urgent tasks over less urgent ones. Common causes of procrastination are lack of motivation, poor time management, and fear of failure. However, procrastination can be reduced by managing time well through list-making and goal-setting, framing tasks positively to increase motivation, and starting assignments early to avoid stress.

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Persuasive Speech-4

The document discusses procrastination and its negative effects. It defines two types of procrastination - passive and active. Passive procrastination involves putting tasks off without engaging in other activities, leading to higher stress. Active procrastination involves consciously prioritizing more urgent tasks over less urgent ones. Common causes of procrastination are lack of motivation, poor time management, and fear of failure. However, procrastination can be reduced by managing time well through list-making and goal-setting, framing tasks positively to increase motivation, and starting assignments early to avoid stress.

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Attention Getter​- It’s eight o’clock on Monday night. You’re panicking. You’re heart racing.

The speech outline is due in three hours. You’re staring at the computer wishing the speech

was already written, that you hadn’t waited until the last minute. You realize that if you had

written a little each day, all of this stress and anxiety could have been avoided. The words ​**

“I should have” keep coming up in your head. The distractions making it harder to

concentrate. It’s eight thirty. Now you only have two and a half hours but still no speech, no

outline, no words typed, and no ideas brainstormed. ​** ​Hello my name is Manjot and I am

going to talk about procrastination.

Need Step​- Procrastination is the destructive habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow

what should have been done the day before yesterday. 95 percent of college students

procrastinate, especially when it comes to their coursework. (APA)

Satisfaction Step- ​I’m sure you have all procrastinated at some point in your life. I most

definitely have. I did it with this assignment. Students, including me, do it on essays,

speeches, projects, and even permission slips. Adults procrastinate with making dinner

reservations, finishing a task at work, and especially gifts for Christmas.

Visualization Step-​ Some people need the adrenaline rush to finish assignments. Heart

thumping, quick thinking, fingers clicking on a keyboard, ideas running through their mind,

eyes wizz across the screen. For some people it works, others not so much.

Thesis Preview-​ ​There are two types of procrastination, passive and active. There are many

reasons why a person procrastinates including ​**​ lack of motivation, desire, and ​**​ time

management, and ​** ​fear of failure. However, there are ways to work through it.
Problem-​ ​**​Passive procrastination is the poor way of putting off work. It’s when you put

something off, but don’t replace it with a useful task. What often happens to a passive

procrastinator is, they put it off, worry about it, and then struggle to finish the assignment.

Also, passive procrastinators often have higher stress levels. And that, over long periods of

time, can even lead to an issue with one’s mental health.

**​Active procrastination is when you’re fully aware that there is something you should be

doing, but you know that what you’re doing is more important and it will pay off in the long run.

For example, you might have to take care of a sick relative, or finish a project that is due

earlier, or go to your basketball game because you made a commitment. Active

procrastinators are A) good at organizing their priorities, or B) tend to work best under

pressure and so they delay, knowing that if they wait, they will do better. Although, they need

to have a good idea on how long the task will take to complete. They also, have stress levels

lower than passive procrastinators. This is because they require an adrenaline rush in order

to complete an assignment. Heart loudly pumping, brain quickly thinking, fingers speedily

typing, ideas shooting everywhere, eyes zooming thoroughly across the screen. It works for

some people, not all.

Many wait and wait for the motivation to kick in, however they end up waiting for too long and

never finish their task. The most common cause of procrastination is lack of desire. One

would rather do anything but the assignment simply because they don’t feel like doing it.

Instead of writing the essay or speech, they play video games or go out with friends. This is
difficult for not every job or task will be of interest to a person, but it must be done anyways. A

third reason is due to the lack of time management or prioritizing. As you get older, time gets

more valuable due to the increasing amount of responsibilities. It’s hard to know what needs

to be done right away, and what can wait. The main thing is to get things done and get them

done efficiently. The fear of failure is where the belief that the hard work and long hours on an

assignment won’t have the desired results. This causes a delay in doing it or not to do it at all.

Despite the lack of sense, this type of procrastinator would rather receive a zero on an

assignment than risk failure by handing it in, on time and complete. Another reason some

procrastinate is because they know they will work faster, more efficiently, and have better

results if they wait until the last minute.

Solution-​ Procrastination can be problematic, however there are ways to limit the amount of

procrastination. ​** ​Managing your time wisely by creating lists and prioritizing everything on

the list. If need be, setting time goals to help accomplish each task. Trying to think of the task

in front you differently can increase desire and motivation. For example, making the task a

game could make it fun and help you complete it more quickly. To avoid being overwhelmed

by the task and fear of failure, start the assignment in a timely manner. Give yourself time to

look over it for mistakes, to reassure yourself.

Thesis Review-​ Now you know the reasons why procrastination occurs and a way to

decrease the amount of procrastination. One can avoid the stress and anxiety and have

better results.
Repeat Problem​ ​-​ It’s extremely easy to fall into the habit of procrastinating. I would know.

I’ve been doing it with homework for as long as I can remember. Every now and then I’ll do an

assignment or project early and thank myself later for it. Every other time, it’s the night before

the assignment is due at ten o’clock. My page will have my name, date, and teacher.

Clincher-​ ​** ​Start early. Brainstorming, researching, outlining, editing. Step-by-step. It’s

unnecessary to procrastinate. Start the assignment, finish it unless there’s something more

important for you to do. ​** ​Avoid the panic, the anxiety, the stress. Do it to be efficient with

your time. Do it to be better. Do it. If only to thank yourself at a later time for being proactive.

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