17 year old high school student Caroline Trezza of Roslyn High School won second place for her research on procrastination. This topic seems so trivial, but has a huge affect on people everyday.
In her study, she found that stress is “more than just a bad habit” and it could be psychologically stressful. I almost feel that this is so obvious that $35,000 should not have been awarded for it.
There was an accompanying procedure though. A total of 89 juniors and 79 sophomores were surveyed to measure their levels of procrastination involving school work, fear of failure, and drive for perfection. That makes mores sense than just stating that procrastination causes stress.
She found that kids who do have a greater desire for perfection and more confidence for success are less likely to procrastinate which is undeniable. It’s gratification. It’s the idea that you worked hard for what you achieve. Every human being knows that easy come, easy go, and nothing that comes easy is worth having.
Put it this way. If every person who picked up a guitar could play like Slash, then would Slash’s lightning fast fingers and unimaginable chords sound so good? Definitely not. Everything worth having takes hard work. Hard work requires a lot of time. Often, there isn’t enough time in the day to do everything, so one must sort out what is most important, and work with the 24 hours to fill enough time for each.
Trezza’s mother Cathy stated to the newspaper “[students] are so involved in so many things – yearbook deadlines and quarterly exams.” Her daughter is yearbook editor as well as finalist for this competition.
“I don’t know that it’s so much procrastination, as trying to do it all,” her mother explained.
Her daughter admitted that she sometimes struggles to get started on assignments. That is called fatigue due to hard work, and is completely natural. Yes, it is admirable that she is doing research and still being involved. These things are not too much though. People do it every single day. Though it is stressful, it is rewarding and teaches worth and character to individuals looking to improve themselves. The choice to do so many things and do them well is part of her personal character, and not everyone is like that.
I disagree with her mother, that her daughter and her classmates “carry workloads that would stagger adults.” It is all very doable, it just takes a certain type of person to do it.
Trezza’s research is correct. Those who have the motivation and are willing to do the work for the rewarding results know when and how to do it. Those who do not have a firm grasp on the importance of work and don’t covet its payoff will procrastinate and experience more stress when the reality hits that it had no reward.
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