Response to CalPoly paper

I thought that was a really good description of what a procrastinator was. It gives the characteristics, the behavior, what those people think and how they might overcome it. Compared to Perry's paper, the CalPoly one is much more formal.

I liked both reading actually. Perry's one because you get to read someone who is directly affected by procrastination. It is like you witness the problem.

The Calpoly paper on the other hand gives you detailed symptoms and conditions of procrastination, and even suggestions on how to minimize your procrastination side.

On the other hand I think it might be really hard for somebody affected with procrastination to actually get better by himself. First of all you have to realize that it is a problem in your life. Some people will also deny the fact that they might have severe procrastination.

Procrastination has something to do also with the way you feel about yourself, especially if you are a perfectionist. Therefore, it's gonna take more than self-discipline to overcome it.

But overall, the CalPoly paper was a really interesting paper to read to learn what in scientific terms was procrastination, how does it show in people and what might be the solutions to it. If you are interested in psychology then it is a really good article to look at. For me, it was a little too much of a dry reading. Actually I had to skim through more than actually reading in details...