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The secrets of
Procrastination
By Betsy Mcocnkh
Many people :aJ to rcognuc procrastination
Tor the wonderfully
useful an which it actually is.
Procrastination. * la World fl^,l
DioiMvy. is "ihe act «ir habit ot pittics
thinp ofTuntil later." However,
thb limited definition docs no* do
justice to ihe Art of Procnuiiiution.
which ts essentially, "the ability to
save a considerable amount or time,
and meanwhile have time in which to
enjoy oneself, by careful!/ leaving
the completion of a uik until (he
ultimate opportunity."
Procnstlnatkm. the most jseful of
all am. is alvo probably the easiest
lo nuurr. While otter arts require
wne form of talent, almost anyone
has the potential to become a truly
(real procrastinalor. And even the
mcM amateur prucrastinator yets immense
enjoyment out or pranking.
Hbtnoedly, the mo»( skilled procnttinaton
have been persecuted and
labelled as "lazy" or "lacking in
motivation." People have repmied
their procrastinatory desires in
response to the severe pressure of
their societies which brainwashed
them into believing that procrastination
was *n evil. Even in modern
society, the prejudice against procnutinators
often become* apparent.
For cumpl;, studies thaw that titf
more practiced a person is in this an.
the leu likcl* be is to be able 10 retain
employmeni.
This time of the >car is one in
which procrastination » often
diwuucd. Mmy rfclicu!^** people
resolve that fw the New Year they
will not procrastinate any lon|cr.
These people aic simply ignorant.
Unable to think ofanoriginel resolution,
they choice procrastination
since they (eel avturcd that it is a
socially acceptable resolution to
nuke. They du not realize how boring
S>tnda>- nights wmild be if they
didn't procrastinate-
Some people truly wi\h that they
could quit prucrauirutin* TIKSC people
ate maxxhisK whu are to be
pitted. If onedidn*! procrastinate, he
would be working more than is
necessary. When would he have time
to stop ard smelt the roses? Procrastinatk,n
u one of the main processes
by which we arc able to enjov
life to the fullest.
Imagine if you had an important
>uignmcnt whkh absolutely had to
be turned in on Friday, and you
started working on it on Monday.
Throughout the week, you would
spend many hours doing the task and
going over it and correcting it.
However, ifvou start it on Thursday
evening at nine o'clock, you invariably
finish it in an hour or two.
And during the week you have much
free time to spend nlczsurahly.
Hot Tver, some people allow their
whole lives to be ruled by their desire
lo leave things off until utterly the I ut
mmutc- They become procrasttnatiun
addicts. These people arc moit easily
identified on Monday mornings —
they arc the ones whh the bbek rings
around their eye* whkh arc v» dark
they could be mistaken for member*
of &• raccoon species. Theve are the
people who >l3»ugc UK rcpuutioii of
all procnMtnatnrv
At the other end of the pn«ra»&»»lion
vecrtrum arc the pcoj»' c who
never procrastinate. It is physically
irnriiuible for them to leave a rctpon*
sibuMy until OK last minute. They are
lekmlesily driven to cwrplete things
as foon ai pouiblc. These are the
people who. when no assignment i*
given, take home their books and ac- .
tually STUDY them anyway. (A
semi-procnutirator would take them
home and then leave them in hit
backpack all night. A true pnv
craslinator would leave them in his
locker until iic absolutely needs
them.) Tfcj non-procrastinaior n l\»r
person who actually begins his
homework when he cets home fn*n
school and always starts before
dinner.
The non'procrastinator is beennv
ing less and le*s obvious in mudcrt;
society. However, thi* minority U
often givrn unfair advantages. For
example, trrr average person of thiv
t>-pc does far better in «chu« J than tSc
procrastinMuM>pc. Does thb not indicate
a prejudice against the pn>
crasttnator in the school setting?
Maybe someday all nonpwcrauiiutors
will come to their
acmes, and the prucrauuutors will he
the dominant force in the world.
Monday will be ahpluhfd. But then
there would be Tuesday tu face.
54-year-old Lowell graduate
completes trek across US
By Todd liarrfaoa and
Drborah Hull
On July 4. 1985. M vear-oW
grandmother Elena Hanuic sueousfully
completed a 3.900 mile trek
across the United Statin «: New York
City't Sta*uc of Liberty, becoming
the first wuman ever to finuh a
transcjtaincntal walk. .
"I was there on lime became I said
1 would be." stated a prrud Hanu*c.
dunng a talk with u group «r 70
Lowell students on December )°.
Native San Franciscan Hanusc.
herself v Lowell graduate, began her
journey on January 4. 1984. Starting
from San Franciwo. ^K travelled
south to Walker Pass and then c*u
ihrough t'-evxl* and Utah. Ai Colorado
she again headed south-east.
crouin3 OUahoma. Arkansas. Tennessee,
and Virginia. Finally she
headed north-can through
Washingron. D.C.. Maryland, and
Pennsylvania and completed her
journey at New York on July 4.
She took the :rip, because. "I
wanted to communicate with pcopL*
in the mmt intimate tvjy pouiblc."
During her trek Harauc had to
mcrcomc socrc wejther. ilhies.*,
hoTReskkncss and momenu of cv
Keme (M>IJIKKI.
Kanuse cited the 82-5 miles that
she walked through Death Valley as
one of the hardest pans of *• r trip.
The weauVf was unbearably but, and
her knees gave out as a result of
calcium deficiency. She was forced
to cat ground eggshells and chicken
bones to replace the lust calcium.
During her ascent into the Rocky
Mountains. Hanote came down with
pneumonia and experienced her first
thoughts of giving up.
"Bu* 1 wasdctcrmuial w nuke tt."
she declared.
The Rockies were also the itte of
Hanusc's meeting wtih an Olympic
hxefc-runner. Tne two embraced, and
he hmfed her the torch while the
Olympic convoy cheered.
In Garden Cry. Kansas, she w*j
shot by an air rifle by i 10 year old
boy and his brother, age 12. After*
wards, at a meeting with the two
children and their mother, the two
apologiied art bugged Kanuse. promising
to write her throughout her
tnp
I)f\piic the varh«\ haru\hip. of
her journey. Hanu\c f«U \he ttiv
prmen her r\i»:c belief aKxit human
nature.
"Under all the learned befavinr.
there U hurtanily and the need fin
Unc and undrruan&ng in ever)one."
Hanuw. cfiuicul mttsktap turned
educator. pi-»n> to publish a hrok
aU. entered
an aodtimmm nWcS with pct^ile and
muvic. stepped into his place in linr
av ihe ntnic beonc louder and more
in%i\tcnt. and in a final gesture, IAV*ed
his towel into the corner of the
room and bctyn to djnec. Aerobto
By Start Bodra
wi>y,'and I'm not alM*ys that way.'*
"I'm a funny mi\. I went lo the
bcM «chnols and pan of rne iv very
old-faihionedandcomcrvati^c. I'm
crazy, but I'm not stupid, -nd I think
that comcrvatives with cKned minds
and closed hearts are juU ignorant."
"At the URU time I'm nut j
bleeding heart liberal. (think having
ftlher MU« RUty h the acrooic, priol.
divttmnt of public informauvi for ihe
Archdiocese.
He is alu> known to many people
a* Ihe priest on television who tells
tm viewers. "Call 77MIELP. we
care."
In addition to hi* work. Fr. Rilcy
alvrt joc>...and pK% lo an jcrobkr\
dance claw,
Fr. Rilcy gr«?w up in Hill»bom:gh.
Ik«h hit parents were great heliocn
in cducaiion and I ravel. Hi* parents
—i«c "zSllwfuircv"
"My fanvly- was Republican *nd
conferva).**:. We had j rule thai the
ro>» had u> rut; a job from die fuunh
^rade on. I hat* a paper route, and
often the cru'iflmr would drive me
down to pick up the papers. The boys
had lo leave home after the eignth
grate and pi to hoarding school,
preferably a milijry academy, anj
the girts could ttay home u»-il after
High Khool. but then uVy wt*ild have
lo leave.
Despite his conservative
background. Fr. Ritcy admiu he is
quite pn>gm\ive, "1 break old
muldi. Pti^plc uy that a pcksl ihould
'uo Ah' uhl 'uy that' or 'he tiiii
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people may sec me a\ a rebel."
A few of Fr. Rilcy's ideas do not
conform to present Church Mandanlt.
"I think that prictb thould be allowed
lo get .lurried, and I alw> wouldn't
be surprised if vumen become
priests." he Mated.
Fr. Riley had much to tay on the
ivue of women in power *i cani
wait for wiHnen Ui take over the owntry...!
would Imclo have a winnan
nmident: I think there wtwld he * U*
fewer wjirt, a lot more di«m\M>n. a
!m more nurturing arwl Im ing. and a
more spiritual atmmphere. I'd like to
sec ihat in the clturch at well." he
revealed.
Though Fr. Ri'ey doc* haw tome
k*ea» which afflict with church pi«ulions,
he hav alwa)s been committed
to hit own prtckth