Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Procrastination and Neurology

The process of procrastination is often categorized by a human being putting up a task they have a sign themselves or been assigned by others until the very last moment but it is to be accomplished. Though the process has been differently categorized by Tim Urban, as being the a person has a rational side of their brain, and a part of their brain that just wants to have fun and get instant gratification.  this phone has been said to not be very fun, as Urban puts it, this is the dark playground, when you're doing these fun activities that cause instant gratification they do not seem as fun as if you would earn them. Then comes the panic and you rush to get it done, usually never having enough time to complete the assignment in the first place, but if you do get it done you have a sense of guilt about you that says that this is not your best work, that you could have done better. In my experience I have felt some of these feelings but not all of them. Now to move on to the rest of neurology. neurology is the study of the mind, the brain, and all of the Connections you make within your memory.  with these connections you create more neurons which are connected by synapses that becomes stronger and larger as you complete that same task more and more often and reinforce that memory. They can shrink as well if you choose not to let that memory happened this is called mindfulness. Mindfulness being when you think about what you're doing and attempt to stop yourself and more often than not succeed in stopping yourself from completing an action and reinforcing a habit. The reason why these habits form is because whenever you create a new synopsis or strengthen one, these neurons will release dopamine into your brain causing a feeling of goodness within it , whether the habit was a bad good or neutral. These are the facts I learned about neurology, and procrastination, including playful euphemisms, and metaphors.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks, Gage. I wish I could have seen more of a personal connection to these ideas. All you wrote was, "In my experience I have felt some of these feelings but not all of them." This leaves me with a lot of unanswered follow up questions.

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  2. Gage:

    I'm one of Mr. Sitze's parents and just read your post about neurology -- or neurobiology. It's a fascinating field -- one that I've followed for about 40 years now -- and very useful when the knowledge is applied to day-to-day things -- like learning to drive or choosing a career or dealing with procrastination. I'm not sure, but did you say WHY you're interested in neurobiology? That's an important consideration, I think, as get deeper into the science AND the fascinating ways it can be put to use.

    Keep at this!

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