Waste of my Time

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Group projects in my opinion are a waste of time. Studies say that when people work in groups they get more agitated. So they mess around and procrastinate, and most likely they don't do the best to their potential. The idea of group projects is to combine the strengths of few and make an amazing project. But if people in the group mess around and never accomplish anything, then what is the point of having group projects. It is just a waste of time; I would rather work by myself.

The thing that makes me tick is when your group plans to work on the project. Planning for a day to work on it is stressful and can lead to fighting. Some people might pick one day and the other person might pick another day. If you work alone you could work on the project any day you want, instead of wasting time in a group.

Another thing is when you work with your friends. When friends work they get more excited, because group projects are different from the everyday independent studies. No offense to my friends but when we work together we end up laughing at something (like at a certain book). When we keep laughing and having fun we end up procrastinating and waiting for the last day to do the project. It is better to work by yourself, at least then you will get more work done.

Another thing that bugs me is how a group of intelligent people work together and end up working at a much slower pace. I believe the source of this is fighting among minds. Less intelligent people do not care that much about the project, so they just go with the first idea. Smarter people actually care about their grade so they debate on which is the better idea. It would be more efficient for the more intellectual people to work alone. 

As you can see working in group projects can lead to fighting among friends, working at slower paces, and planning issues. It would be better off to work by yourself, it is much more sufficient.