"Procrastination Is The Student's Curse"

"Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday."

 "Procrastination is the student's curse..." This is the definition of procrastination for the author of Viewpoint: Why do we procrastinate so much?.  In this article, the author defines procrastination and tells how it affects society.  He also uses Hamlet as the perfect example for College students to relate to since he is the prince of procrastination.

T.S. Eliot was known to believe that no one could share Hamlet's emotions due to the amount of procrastination he practiced.  The author of this article disagrees.  He believes that students can perfectly relate to Hamlet since they do the exact same thing he did.  Students always experience procrastination, which makes Hamlet the perfect example.  An extensive research shows that 95% of people around the world procrastinate at some point and 20% of the world are chronic procrastinators.  It complicates people's lives just like it did Hamlet's.  They tend to be less wealthy, less healthy, and less happy according to the author.  Additionally, work that is done at the last minute apparently has more mistakes than work that is done on time.

I find it amusing the way the author mocks Hamlet and society.  I love the comment he made about twitter and Facebook in terms of Hamlet. It says, "Nowadays Hamlet's prevarications would be even more prolonged as he'd have to tweet his fears and try them out on Facebook friends." It made me laugh and it is definitely true.  The amount of procrastination that occurs today is thanks to technology.  We have become so used to technology doing things for us that now we are too lazy to do it ourselves. Additionally, now we have websites that distract us and take up much of our time.  I also agree with his comment about procrastination complicating our lives.  It made me think of Hamlet and all of the complicated issues he went through.  The final things I absolutely agree with is the fact that those who do not procrastinate are happier, healthier, and wealthier.  They got off of their butts and did what was needed to be done. That is exactly how people become successful in life.  The people who get to enjoy the materialistic things, as well as the non-materialistic things, are those who tried their hardest and did what needed to be done.