Procrastination

Ever since we began working with columns, I've realized that I actually really enjoy writing them. Once I begin, I just keep going and going because everything seems to just flow together like water trickling down a smooth river. However, that does not mean that it's easy to motivate yourself to begin writing them. That's right, I'm talking about that procrastinator hiding inside of each one of us, some more vague than others. And since I'm writing this blog at 9:30 on a Sunday night, I've decided to write a column for this post, dedicated to procrastination.

Everybody denies it.

I'm not a procrastinator, I'm so much better than that.

But there's no denial when you wake up Monday morning with only 2 hours of sleep and a lousy paper about George Washington and his accomplishments. And then those thoughts pop into your head as you're sprinting to the bus, struggling to stuff your paper into your backpack without tripping over your untied shoes.

WHY DID I DO THIS? Next time I have a paper due I'm gonna finish the entire thing the day that it's assigned, there's no doubt about it!

But then when you come home from school with a new project lurking in your backpack (due the next day), it seems that there have never been more distractions. The TV, your friends playing outside across the street, the never-ending Instagram feed, the couch. And then you just keep feeding yourself more and more lies, just to make yourself feel OK with the fact that you're not doing your homework right away.

Oh I'm only going to watch two episodes of The Office on Netflix and then it's straight to homework! *two episodes later* You know what, I'm really feeling tired from such a strenuous day at school- I think I'll just take a quick little nap. *4 hours later* Alright! I'm doing my homework now... right after I scroll through Instagram... and Facebook and Twitter and probably Pinterest a couple times too.

And then once it's around 9 o'clock and you realize you still have that project waiting for you, it's crunch time. It always seems alright in the beginning because the amount work you must do is almost always underestimated. But the hours just keep shedding away like a cat's fur in the springtime and you're right back to where you were the night before. All you can ask yourself is one single question.

Why in the world do I do this to myself?

And from there, there's only two ways to go: Either accept the fact that you're a procrastinator and embrace it or make a true effort to change your ways. From past and present experience, I highly suggest to choose choice B, it'll help you so much in the end.