Procrastination

Procrastination 

Everyone procrastinates. At least once in your life, you've procrastinated on an assignment or task. For some, its better or worse. Depending on how often one procrastinates, and how badly the means is. If you wait till literally an hour before a huge project is due for school or work, then you're on the worse ends of procrastination. 

So why do we do it?

We procrastinate because it seems more comfortable. There are other things besides that task that we would rather be doing. Also, we tell ourselves we still have a lot of time still, even when we don't. 

And even though we naturally do it all the time, its obviously not a good thing. You want to try to stop this bad habit before it becomes worse. Here are some tips to stop you, and myself, from procrastinating. 

Break the task down into little steps, and make deadlines for yourself

Instead of rushing something the night before its really due, do it in little steps. This will the make the work seem not as bad, and make you more willing to do the work. The deadlines allow you to know when you should break up the parts.  You can make as many deadlines as you want. Whatever is more comfortable.

Get away from distracting things when you're doing work

If you're one of those people who get distracted easily, then seclude yourself away from distracting things such as the television and games. Sit in a closet and do your work if you have to. Instead of spending several hours to do something while you're distracted, just take 30 minutes to do something quickly and get it over with so you can go back to doing fun things.

Those are just a few tips that can help you stop procrastinating. Its really a bad habit that should be broken. 

Mood

Mood

Mood is a weird thing. It even sounds weird. Sometimes it can randomly just change for no reason, or there could be a specific event that occurred to cause the shift to a bad mood. 

The human mind differs for all people. For example, one person can have so many problems, but it doesn't effect them as much as another person who only has a few problems but dwells on them greatly. Of course, it's difficult to change how your mind acts, but it is possible.

Several Ways to Attempt to Improve Mood

-Smile

-Laugh

-Look at Green or Blue

-Go somewhere quiet and just think

-Cuddle with a blanket

-Listen to a good song you like

-Continuously whisper "Beep Boop" to yourself several times

(I find the last one to be my favorite)

Why You Should Try to Improve Your Mood

Obviously, people do not enjoy being in a bad mood. The negativeness one is feeling can possibly spread to others around them. However, it's true with positiveness as well. Additionally, being in a good mood can help improve efficiency like at work or school, and better decision making overall. Being in a bitter mood can sometimes cause rash and feckless decisions to be made, because you are angry or frustrated. Being in a kind mood can allow your mind to be more clear, and your thoughts to be more cautious and intelligent.

Overall, being in a good mood is just much better. If you're currently in a good mood, try to spread that good mood right now, and in the future. If you're in a bad mood find someone who's in a good mood and hopefully they'll spread their positiveness. Just make sure not to spread negativity around, because it creates a sorrowful environment. Remember, people are always at their best when happy.

How Food Affects Life

I'm sure that many people's new year's resolution was to start eating healthier. There are many reasons for this, almost too many to count. Today I'm going to go over just big ways how food can affect the human body.

Weight

This is an obvious one. Over-eating, as well as under eating, can cause an unwanted and unhealthy weight. The human body is not made to constantly eat a gallon of chocolate ice cream every day. It doesn't even have to be that drastic. Although it's okay to treat yourself to something sweet every once in a while, it shouldn't be too much. Next time you're about to eat a bowl of ice cream for the third day in a row, think about if you really should.

Energy

From your science classes taken in high school, you've probably learned that energy is created from food. So everything that we put into our body effects how easily that energy is created. If there is an excess amount of unhealthy junk food put into our body then less energy will be provided. Healthy green's such as spinach,  broccoli, and many others, can allow more energy to be provided. Therefore allowing people to get through their days easier. The sugary stuff can allow a quick burst of energy, but then a just as quick crash soon after. Drinking water is also an important factor in energy and hydration.

Although I did not go into depth about the specific way of how these foods affect your body, you can always do research. If you're one of those people who made "eating healthy" their new year's resolution, then you can research additional information about specifically what is considered healthy or not.