Return of the Blogger: Debate of Procrastination (For argument)

I know I didn't blog all last week. Last week was busy to say the least. God. But it did provide a few good topics for this week. Firstly: Procrastination.

       Very few of us are immune to procrastination, its a powerful force and a powerful lack thereof.
Resolved: Procrastination is a form of sickness, not of the body but of the mind.

For: Procrastination is a wide topic, ranging from putting of homework until tomorrow to leaving a bill to pass without your signature... Mr. President. The idea that procrastination is a form of sickness is a very difficult point to either prove or disprove, for a few important reasons. However, proof positive is possible providing there is a careful look at the definitions of a mental illness, an illness in general, and the effects of procrastination.

Mental illness is commonly defined as a deviation from logical or productive paths of thought or action in a manner that harms everyday life. Under this definition, its true, some schitsophrenics aren't mentally ill, but thats perfectly fine so long as they don't do anything about those voices. In fact, many writers claim that they can not only hear their characters talking to them in their minds as they write, but can converse with them and eventually have them as constant companions even when a series is finished, and yet they are not considered schitsophrenic by everyday society or many psychologists. Why? Becasue these voices, though similar to a schitsophrenic, are not hindering, and in fact the author can claim are helping, the author's every day life. Illness is something that deviates the body from its standard operation and causes negative effects. Often illness is infective, but not always.

             Procrastination is a state of mind or decision that causes work load to increase later for a modicum, sometimes a quantum, of solace on the knowledge that "at least I got to have some fun first." It can not only increase work load and prevent the acheivement of awards and goals on a day to day or week to week basis, but can even do so on a life-altering scale. Examples to support this include: college or job applications, proposal to a significant other, confessing feelings to another, or completeing a graduate thesis paper. In addition, procrastination can cause other negative actions, such as smoking, rule-breaking, or excessive playing of videogames, as well as atrophy of the brain and/or body. In addition, procrastination can lead both directly and indirectly to the procrastination of others: invitation to join in procrastination direclty affects and effectively spreads procrastination, and those who view procrastnation may be destracted, as well as lose interest in doing the right thing and begin to procrastinate themselves. Thus, procrastination is infective, as some illnesses, and, as a mental illness specifically, is a negative factor in everyday life and standard functioning on a daily, weekly, and even life-long basis.

next time, the against argument. And following: more posts from last week. I hope to get back to the M/W/F schedule this week, and soon enough to gain the ability to post every day. Here's to hoping, Eh?