Good morning to all!
My name is Kinshuk Mahajan and today I am here to
throw some light on the topic “punctuality vs. procrastination”. The question
always arises, how do you stop procrastinating? As Benjamin Franklin once
said ‘You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.’
This statement truly talks to the procrastinators inside us all.
Firstly, it is important to note that you are not in denial. You need to accept
the fact that you are not finishing up the tasks that you had to complete.
You might want to achieve a lot of things and that pressure might have led
you to procrastinate.
One thing you need to do is to forgive yourself for the times you have
procrastinated. It is important to think about the future and not dwell in the
past. Keep minimum tasks and make sure you share your plans with your
friends so that they can check up on you. Make sure you line up less tasks
and targets in a day that can be easily achieved. It is important to keep a
check on your tasks so that you do not get derailed from your entire
schedule and get back to work as soon as possible.
Discipline organizes life and solves problems. To organize your tasks, make
sure to keep a To-Do List. This will prevent you from “conveniently”
forgetting about those unpleasant or overwhelming tasks. It is important to
prioritize your To-Do List using Eisenhower’s Urgent/Important Principle.
This will enable you to quickly identify the activities that you should focus
on, as well as the ones you can ignore. Be a master of scheduling and
project planning, if you have a big project or multiple projects on the go and
you don’t know where to start, these tools can help you to plan your time
effectively, and reduce your stress levels.
Tackle the hardest tasks at your peak times. Do you work better in the
morning or the afternoon? Identify when you’re most effective, and do the
tasks that you find most difficult at these times.
It is vital that you put yourself on some time-bound goals. This will help you
to complete tasks, will keep you on track to achieve your goals, and will
leave you with no time for procrastination!
Always remember to be honest with yourself. Make sure that you use your
time judiciously. And this will help you to come out of the never-ending
cycle of procrastination. Thank you for listening to my speech on
procrastination.
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Questionnaire:-
1. Why should we be punctual and don’t procrastinate?
- Breaking down your tasks into smaller chunks is the best way to achieve a
punctual lifestyle. When you focus on smaller things the mental block of the
tasks that lead to procrastination is reduced. ... This will help you with a
stress-free, more controlled and productive lifestyle.
2. What is the difference between punctuality and procrastination?
- The work is done so in a punctual manner, to complete it exactly without
being late. Here, the work is done with procrastination and is delayed with
the intention of being as late as possible.
3. What are the three most common types of procrastination?
- Procrastinators fall into three main types: Delayers, Perfectionists and the
easily distractible. They’re all different but they all suffer the same kinds of
dire consequences from the “thief of time” when they put things off.
4. What is punctuality and why it is important?
- Punctuality is an etiquette which encourages us to complete our work in a
timely fashion. It also makes us realize the importance of time. A person
who is punctual will always know how to respect their time and others as
well.
5. What happens when you don’t maintain punctuality?
- Being punctual shows you value time yourself, and thus wouldn’t think of
depriving others of this precious, but limited resource. Being chronically late
disturbs the experiences of other people. Your tardiness not only robs
others of their time, but of the fullness of their experiences as well.
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6. How does punctuality lead to success?
- A punctual person knows well to manage and respect his/her time. Our
intention is to inculcate this value in our communities of operation. A
person, who is punctual, lives a much disciplined life and gets lots of
respect in the family and society. He does all the works on time successfully
without any interference.
7. How can punctuality result in high performance?
- They feel respected if you respect their time, and that helps create a
positive work environment and hence an extremely productive team. Being
at a managerial position makes being punctual all the more important. If
you set a good example for everyone, you can maximize the team’s output.
8. What are the advantages of procrastination?
- Procrastination can potentially increase your feelings of autonomy and
control, for example when it allows you to rebel against schedules that
were imposed on you by others. Procrastination can potentially reduce your
stress, for example if you’re currently worried about a task for which the
deadline is still far away.
9. Is being late a form of procrastination?
- Procrastination, on the other hand, involves actively avoiding making any
decision, putting you at an absolute standstill until the very last minute,
often causing you to be late. Yes, you get everything done eventually, but
in the meantime, your stress levels, not to mention chance for error,
skyrocket.
10.Why do humans procrastinate?
- It may be due to something inherently unpleasant about the task itself —
having to clean a dirty bathroom or organizing a long, boring spreadsheet
for your boss. But it might also result from deeper feelings related to the
task, such as self-doubt, low self-esteem, anxiety or insecurity.
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11.Why do students procrastinate?
- Students procrastinate because issues such as exhaustion and anxiety
outweigh their self-control and motivation. Specifically, when students need
to study or work on assignments, they rely primarily on their self-control in
order to get themselves to do it.
12.Is procrastination a challenge?
- Procrastination is a challenge we have all faced at one point or another. For
as long as humans have been around, we have been struggling with
delaying, avoiding, and procrastinating on issues that matter to us.
13.What do you call someone who procrastinates?
- A procrastinator is a person who delays or puts things off — like work,
chores, or other actions — that should be done in a timely manner. …
Procrastinator comes from the Latin verb procrastinate, which means
deferred until tomorrow. The prefix pro means forward, and crastinus
means of or belonging to tomorrow.
14.How do learners procrastinate?
- Learners often procrastinate because they don’t see how a project is
relevant or important to them, don’t understand the material, or just don’t
know how to get started. When you boil it down, procrastination is a
combination of motivation, confidence, and comprehension issues.
15.Do Procrastinators succeed?
- “People who procrastinate carry an unfair amount of guilt. But some of the
most successful people in the world are procrastinators,” says Rory Vaden,
author of Take the Stairs.
