Procrastination—Does it Hurt You or Help You? (The Answer is Yes)
It’s that time of year again, around the January college application deadlines, that I find myself dealing with procrastination. For instance, on the day an application was due, I got a text from a student asking me to review their essays. I replied that I could do so, but that I wouldn’t be available for an hour. They politely texted back, “That’s okay. No rush!” to which I responded using the laughing emoji–the application was due in just a few short hours. The response I got back–” I’m sorry to ask, but why is that funny?” This little interchange [...]