One thing I can say about myself is that it is undeniably true that I am a procrastinator. I’m not proud of it but I just can’t seem to help it no matter what. I procrastinate with just about everything; packing for a trip, school work, and even making phone calls. Do I procrastinate because I’m lazy? It is because I’m too tired? Do I give myself enough time? It is because I don’t care enough to do the tasks? The answer is, I’m not really sure myself. Sometimes I am too tired and just have a lot going on but most of the time it’s my time management. It’s not that I don’t have enough time; I actually think I have all the time in the world. I always tell myself “I’ll do it tomorrow” or “I’ll do it later”. That’s only an excuse I use to make myself think I have more time than I actually do. Time management has been a problem for me my whole life which caused me to procrastinate. Honestly, some of my best school work has come from procrastination but procrastinating doesn’t work in every case. Sometimes procrastinating just causes me to hand in effortless work, while other times my work has the most effort from me doing it in a very intense time frame. Even though procrastination has worked for me in some cases, I can’t be a procrastinator my whole life. I’ll end up late to my own funeral if I continue to do things like I’ve been doing it. In an article I read on Forbes.com it suggests “If you’re tempted to procrastinate, find a way to visualize your future self. Focus on the pain that results from putting things off, contrasted with the relief of having completed your task”. When I think of it from that point of view it makes much more sense. I would be relieved if I do the tasks ahead of time, instead of stressing and rushing at the last minute to get it done. It is a great suggestion but it’s up to me to implement it and try different tactics to try to procrastinate less.
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