a stress factory. A manufacturing plant dedicated to crowding their lives with

unnecessary work. Should this really be the appropriate view though? School is

supposed to help and encourage students lives, not shadow over them. Then why

do so many people view school related assignments and projects as a negative

thing if it is what gets us tuned in with the real world. Its their attitude

towards the work, and more broadly, to life that makes them like this. I'll

When someone procrastinates, they may say "I'll do it later," but most often

never end up doing it. But what are they actually doing, evident by this

behavior, and more importantly why? When they are putting work off, they are

making room for things they like doing or things that make them feel good, which

I will refer to as "rewards." These "rewards" are things that give fun and/or

exciting signals to the brain (like games, food, social interaction,

money-spending, etc.), rather than the dull redundancy of an assignment they

would rather not do. But then when they get their grades and the grades are

bad, they are greatly discontented and stressed. If their g

In the beginning, it might seem pointless and wasteful because the ladder is

And that huge stack of crumpled papers that needs to be sorted is nothing

can be at least partially explained using the "Finger and the Moon" analogy but

The way this negativity affects and traps you is like a boat (your life)

long enough, we will catch a glimpse of the moon and know where we're headed.

represents some sort of contentment to them, and that is what they are

compared to talking on the phone for hours while eating ice cream. Only unlike

their reality may take an indefinite amount of time before contentment can be

Some common words found in the essay are:
Finger Moon, TV Video, , ugly hand, giants hand, seeing moon, food social interaction, search contentment, games food social, greed power, rewards brain, held onto, rewards accessible, human brain, ladder construction,
Approximate Word count = 3409
Approximate Pages = 14 (250 words per page double spaced)