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The sharing economy, also known ascollaborative consumption, is a concept that highlights the ability of individuals to rent or borrow goods rather than buy and own them. An important criterion of the sharing economy is that it _1_ individuals to monetize assets that are not being fully _2_. Underutilized assets range from large goods, such as cars and houses, to products such as tools, toys and clothing. In the past, people might have discovered and shared such assets through classified _3_ in a local newspaper or by word of mouth. With the _4_ of the internet,pervasive computingand the ease of mobile _5_, however, the platforms for finding and sharing assets have changed.The _6_ number of mobile and online platforms that effectively connect people who have underutilized assets with people who want to _7_ use of these assets has made it possible for individuals to widely advertise and sell goods and services that used to be provided by full-time businesses. In the sharing economy, the consumer role is recast as two-sided, with consumers acting as obtainers and providers of resources. Online platforms also _8_ consumers to endorse providers of resources.The sharing economy, as many have noted, has generated enormous wealth. Because the definition of the sharing economy is ambiguous, quantitative analyses of its value are limited. A PricewaterhouseCoopers study published in 2015 predicts the sharing economy could _9_ $335 billion in spending by 2025 fueled by five _10_ components: travel, car-sharing, finance, staffing and streaming.

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Nowadays, there is a conversation surrounding the emergence of online education and the future of universities. Whether intentional or not, this image can remind us that no matter how _1_ our technology becomes, there will likely always be a place in society for the classroom, and universities. This is because a university education goes beyond simply stuffing facts and information into students’ heads. In fact, university _2_ young people to become fully-functioning members of society. When a student attends classes at a _3_ university, they are given a chance to participate in real-time, face-to-face social learning. _4_ professors can monitor contributions from students and _5_ them toward more meaningful outcomes. In other words, professors not only structure educational experiences, they also individualize them, _6_ different teaching methods to suit the needs of different students. This is very difficult to do online, where professors often pre-record lectures and are therefore less able to respond to situations, _7_, and comments. The second major _8_ of the university experience is that it gives students _9_ to a community of peers. Students of the same generation will have similar challenges throughout their lives. Therefore, it is very _10_ that people of the same generation are given opportunities to meet one another. This way, they can form strong friendships as they advance together on a journey to their future selves.

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Everyone puts things off sometimes, but procrastinators chronically avoid difficult tasks and may deliberately look for distractions. Procrastination tends to _1_ a person’s struggles withself-control. For _2_ procrastinators, who represent approximately 20 percent of the population, "I don't feel like it" comes to take precedence over theirgoalsor _3_, and can set them on a downward spiral of negative emotions that further deter future effort. Procrastination also involves a degree ofself-deception: At some level, procrastinators are _4_ of their actions and the consequences, but changing their habits requires even greater effort than _5_ the task in front of them. Procrastinators are oftenperfectionists, for whom it may be _6_ more acceptable to never tackle a job than to face the possibility of not doing it well. They may be so highly _7_ about what others will think of them that they put their futures at risk to avoid judgment.Procrastination may _8_ pressure in the moment, but it can have steep emotional, physical, and practical _9_. Students who routinely procrastinate tend to get _10_ grades, workers who procrastinate produce lower-quality work, and in general, habitual procrastinators can experience reduced well-being in the form ofinsomniaor immune system and gastrointestinal disturbance. Procrastination can also jeopardize both personal and professional relationships.

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