How to “Treat Yo Self” Right Procrastination is probably one of the worst traps one can fall for. Whether it’s coming into a restaurant a minute before it closes, putting off the dishwashing for an entire week, or uploading a writing assignment the final seconds before the midnight deadline strikes, these are predicaments that people encounter daily. With a need for a social life, passing grades and most importantly fun, it often puts a strain on a college student’s motivation to get things done at all. Most times, it’s a last-second marathon on something that could have been done a long time ago. Emily Benson, a former student and Opinions writer on Stony Brook Statesman, in her article “Don’t always treat yo self”, presents her experiences on procrastination. Her emphasis on the phrase “treat yo self’ resonates throughout her article and to the readers, …show more content…
Benson’s appeal to fear and guilt gives off the impression to the readers - primarily college students of how procrastination can cause demoralization and stress to a person, affecting their whole lifestyle. In further explaining her dilemma of procrastination, she mentions an economic term, the law of diminishing returns (paragraph 5). This displays her use of ethos and logos, further developing her knowledge and credibility, particularly how the law of diminishing returns is an embodiment of her predicament. She describes this term as “An input in production that is increased, while other stayed the same leads to a point where the increasing input starts to hinder/diminish the output of production” (paragraph