Final exams are due tomorrow and you better get to studying. You open your book and your notes only to realize that it could take all night to review those 13 chapters! Now you have no choice but to ignore Netflix, your DVR list, and dig out that extra caffeine! Weren't you planning on studying during the week? Oh wait… you did that on Wednesday, but instead you watched funny cat videos on YouTube. Well, those cats were hilarious and at least you spent the day doing something you enjoyed. These arguments we have with ourselves when faced with tasks are the psychological behavioral response to our lack of self-control with our behaviors, emotions, moods and personality. A lack of self-control that prevents us from accomplishing tasks to our full potential. Procrastination by definition is the act or habit of putting off or delaying something. Procrastination is a problem that is increasing among many. Many believe it is more common among college students, but it is actually a problem experienced by several demographic groups, including: stay-at-home wives, workers, and children. And while our excuses may justify us for a brief moment, there is still hope for those of us in desperate need of transformation. Baldwin Wallace University reports on its website that 90% of college students procrastinate, with 25% having chronic tendencies. For some, procrastination comes into play when students are facing difficulties trying to keep all aspects of their lives running smoothly. College recommendations such as “study two hours for every hour spent in school” can make it difficult to maintain both a social life and good grades. But even when students are given enough time to complete their homework and study some of it, including… half of the paper… Gaur. “Time Perspective and Procrastination in the Workplace: An Empirical Investigation.” Current Psychology 31.2 (2012): 195-211. Academic research completed. Network. April 27, 2014.ULUKAYA, Sevgi and Filiz BİLGE. “Self and Parental Attitudes as Predictors of Academic Procrastination.” Turkish Journal of Psychological Counseling and Guidance 5.41 (2014): 101-102. Academic research completed. Network. April 27, 2014"Procrastination." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com and Web. April 27, 2014. Department of Health. Center for Clinical Interventions. “Stop procrastinating!” (August 2008) Web. Accessed April 2014 Eric Jaffe. “Why wait? The Science Behind Procrastination.” Association for Psychological Sciences. Observer vol. April 26, 2014. Web. Accessed April 2014 at California Polytech State University. Academic services for “procrastination” students. nd Web. Rated April. 2014