"Games" by Steven Johnson (2005) "50 Essays Pg. 196"

His idea was that games actually helps. He says books are isolating, they have a direct path and putting the reader in a situation as a follower instead of a leader because books story have certain path while video gamers could take on their direction. He points out that the video gamers improved some skills opposed to non-gamers. This connects to my idea of social media and procrastination. Social media can be a way of combating procrastination. For example if a student has writers block then they can ask their friends or “followers” on their Facebook or twitter and ask for ideas. In a way social media can be used for prolonging procrastination. It can also use as a good tool to combat it, and do whatever work they have to do. Also I think social media helps because some students accomplish more when they are multitasking. For example they write a paper for twenty minutes then take a break and surfer the Internet for five minutes. Then get back to the paper and repeat the process. Instead of swamping yourself for an hour with no breaks. I’d say that is when the procrastination kicks in.