According to Rebecca Klein of the Huffington Post, "About 87% of [13,000 students surveyed] said they procrastinate on schoolwork." Many of them spend their time on social media and watching television (Huffington Post). Procrastination is the act of delaying or postponing any action, and similarly, a college student defines it as putting off a task until the last possible moment to complete it. As a result of procrastination, students often pull all-nighters to finish their assignment, which then causes a tremendous amount of preventable stress. Additionally, the quality of work may not reach its full potential and result in a lower grade due to lack of time allotted, which could have been avoidable. Because of this, students could potentially fail because they will experience difficulty keeping up with their school work. Procrastination comes from the bad habit of being lazy, but just like any other habit, it is extremely difficult to break from it due to how students accustomed to it become accustomed to it over time. To free yourself from this harmful act of routine, you need to regain control of yourself, focus your mind on what is important and eliminate all unnecessary distractions. By freeing themselves from the unhealthy habit of procrastination, students will definitely achieve better results in their studies in order to achieve
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