Evils Of Procrastination

Persuasive speech – Evils of Procrastination
Thesis: I want to persuade my audience not to engage liberally in procrastination

Procrastination causes unnecessary stress, discomfort, migraines, anxiety and can undermine your performance by limiting yourself to what you could’ve done patiently and with adequate time. For example, if I hadn’t procrastinated to do this speech, I could’ve hadtime to present as my final speech a very interesting and pleasant topic for all, where I would’ve elaborated greatly and maybe today you could’ve walked out that door at 10:50 with some interesting new things you may have not known before; I would’ve also felt proud and probably assure my grade. Now I have to improvise, and hope for the best. The outcomes of procrastination are never good. Couldyou pass a class procrastinating? Maybe. But is a year of taking the toll of procrastination worth it in the long run? Of course not, starting by you don’t learn scrap, what you are really doing is passing by. And I know that you guys know that as tranquil and calm as it sounds, it’s not a healthy way to live, both physically and mentally. I know you’ve guys have heard your whole life peopletelling you don’t let this opportunity pass by, don’t let that girl go by, to make the most out of your day, don’t let this, don’t let that, and one sometimes gets tired of hearing it, I know, trust me. But there is a reason for why they say it. It makes you feel like wanting to take everything easy, to skip a few things, to stay in your comfort zone. Yes, there is nothing wrong with that, taking a fewmoments of the day just to do absolutely nothing, time for yourself, and it actually feels great. But the point I want to make, is that don’t get confused and let that feeling of calmness and tranquility take a hold of you and turn into a state of laziness, a state of indifference which then turns into a state of apathy. These states sicken the body, the mind and the soul, to a level which theycan even cause serious psychological issues like depression, caused by the lack of motivation oneself allows to take over, it increases anxiety and frustration, causes dependence over material things, evasion of responsibilities leading to the solemnity of the individual, desire to be alone, It can lead to sleep disorders, for the mind cannot rest correctly or positively, among other things.
Mostof the times people see procrastination as something funny or as a joke, I myself think it sometimes, but people don’t seem to realize the graveness that procrastination and the outcomes it can have on a individuals life. Procrastination is a serious thing affecting this generation significantly more than any other past generation due to the social and technological advances that we are face with.We, the generation X, are constantly exposed to the tools which procrastination manifests itself, since the day we are born, and that is the problem people don’t realize, maybe why the find it so humorous since it’s a normal thing since we are growing up. But procrastination is like a drug. To explain what I mean by that, look at procrastination as Marijuana. Over 50 million Americans smokemarijuana, so we got 50 million procrastinators In America. People say marijuana is an gateway drug, leading to all other sorts of drugs and then health issues. Of those 50 million, 40 million are faithful to marijuana and don’t need any other drug and they live a normal and stable life, accomplishing their life goals. So 40 million procrastinators pull themselves together when they need too, do whatneed to be done even though at the last minute, and continue a normal life procrastinating as they please. Now 10 million of theses marijuana smokers continue on to different drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, etc. for whichever reasons, they get addicted, and then problems begin to occur, financially, emotionally and physically. Some of them recuperate and get back on track, others, find...