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Why procrastination is good for you
Deadlines are a way of university life… so is procrastination. You might find yourself in a panic every week with only hours until the deadline, or you might be the kind of student who laughs in procrastination’s face and gets your work done weeks before the deadline.
According to psychologist Adam Grant, procrastination can be key in producing the most creative and successful ideas — the perfect excuse to read this instead of starting that essay.
In his TED Talk ‘The surprising habits of original thinkers’, he reveals that there are three ways people may approach a task. There are those who complete a task immediately after it’s set (precrastinators), those who leave it to the last minute (procrastinators), and ‘originals’ who find a spot in the middle.
Studies showed that the ‘originals’ who procrastinate for a short time before completing a task have more creative ideas than the precrastinators and procrastinators.
Grant said, “procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in non-linear ways, [and] to make unexpected leaps.”
So, we’re not saying to leave your dissertation until 3 days before the deadline, but before you crack on with your ideas, take a break and let your ideas grow — you just might write the best essay you’ve ever written.
