Do it now: My personal experience with procrastination
With me spouting off about procrastination here and here, you might think I’m a shining example of a procrastination success story.
Sadly, I’m not, not even close. I am sure that when procrastination is classed as a disease, I will be invited personally to be a research subject, my procrastination is at that advanced a stage. Due to procrastination, I have had to restart the process of acquiring a driver’s license, I have missed deadlines to apply for jobs and I have failed to get A+s on school projects (the teachers/professors have always informed me that certain work submitted by me would have been an A+ project had it been submitted on time). All of this qualifies me to speak about the benefits of abolishing procrastination, I think.
Here is my list of things to do, with a date beside it in brackets indicating when when I was to have done it:
- File my income tax return for 2006 (April 30, 2007) September 30, 2007
- Get an x-ray of my right foot (March 2007) September 15, 2007
- Sent the winner of some contest their prizes (March, April and May 2007) August 30, 2007
The new dates in bold indicate the new date by which I want to have accomplished these goals. I will rely on the tips such as just doing it, breaking each task down into smaller goals and accomplishing them, and not letting a fear of not doing each perfectly stop me. Clearly I need my tips at least as much as the next person. I will keep you posted on my progress!
August 16th, 2007 at 7:51 am
You haven’t done your taxes yet????? It takes 5 min! You’d rather pay a penalty? Procrastination is the same as laziness. I am guilty of it sometimes too, we all are.
August 16th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
I have a problem with procrastination. I accomplish more when I am under a time table. I set time limits for myself and I find it helps me with procrastination. I’m not sure this will work for others.