On the Causes of Procrastination and Its Harm to English Writing

Some people with low self-esteem, especially young people, may buy products and try to make themselves the characters in advertisements. Young women, in particular, may buy cosmetics or clothes advertised by beautiful models in an attempt to look like them. Young men may buy sports shoes or sportswear and try to exercise in the same way as the characters in the advertisements. When these people use or wear the product and find that they are still the same as before, they may become more depressed. Buying a product has not changed anything.