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"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one" - George Washington

As we grow older our responsibilities start to increase. With more homework, more chores, and constant sports practice we almost find no time for ourselves. One way we find time do this is just to not do it. Nowadays there are a ton of people who choose not to do any of this by making excuses. There are lots of lazy teens out there who would much rather go to a party with their friends or take a nap then to just sit down and work on an assignment that they were given. Excuses are what keep people from going on to try new things and to help them succeed.

I can easily say our society is filled with excuses.

People make excuses for fear of change or uncertainty etc. Holding back can cause some damage to a person later in life causing lack of responsibility or some massive regrets.

The other day at practice my coach decided to surprise us with some conditioning. It was then half my team was sick or needed to leave for something important. This sadly did not surprise me at all.

People spend too much time making up some bs excuse then actually getting the job done. It’s like class if you make up excuses to not get your homework done you might as well just have not taken the class. Making up excuses are a waste of time. They are what keep us from standing between ourselves and our goal.