B2 – Upper Intermediate
Etymologically, “procrastination” is derived from the Latin verb procrastinare — to put off until tomorrow. Procrastination is a challenge we all have faced at one point or another.
For as long as humans have been around, we have been struggling with delaying, avoiding, and procrastinating on issues that mean little or matter greatly to us alike.
Let’s read the article below to find out why we procrastinate even on the most simple tasks and explore strategies for managing and prioritizing our tasks more effectively.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210310-why-we-procrastinate-on-the-tiniest-of-tasks
Discussion Questions:
- Why do people procrastinate?
- Do you prefer getting things done soon or just any time you want to? Why?
- What are the things that you normally forget to do or procrastinate on? Do you think your mind does it on purpose?
- How do you feel when other people put off something you want to be done immediately?
- Do you want to accomplish many things in your life or do you want to take it easy? Explain.
- In what ways can procrastination be a good thing?