Identifying Thesis Statements, Analyzing Arguments, and Evaluation Sources

In “Later” by James Surowiecki, it talks about procrastination with the thesis statement “Many of us go through life with an array or undone tasks, large and small, nibbling at our conscience.” I find this thesis statement to be weak being that it is obviously true and leaves us still questioning procrastination in the conclusion. He concluded wondering if there were two different types of procrastination (1) not acting on something that could be good for you, and (2) not acting on something that you should of, which ends up having no point. For people who procrastinate, the challenge for them is figure out which kind of procrastination is which.
Procrastinating is a problem that everyone has to deal with. In this article, everyone procrastinates, even “Nobel-wining economists.” Akerlof intended on sending the box off, but each day he woke up and decided that the next day would be the day he would send it till he came to the realization that procrastination might be more than just a “bad habit,” arguing that it revealed importance about the “limits of rational thinking”. Procrastination is not just about laziness, it’s also about time management as well as will power. James Surowiecki lists several ideas that have been advanced over the years that included ignorance or lack of taking into consideration problems that may arise. He however didn’t think mere ignorance is the answer, we must understand our attitudes towards the job as well. Most of the time our will power isn't strong enough, but James Surowiecki suggests setting deadlines closer together, breaking up the job into smaller bits, or saying no to a lot of our other choices. I thought this was an interesting article even though I am not much of a procrastinator unless it has to do with a “honey do” list.