Procrastinating

[Outofideas]

I would have made a relevant comment, but I couldn't bother to think of anything.
Would have made a joke instead, but I didn't feel like thinking of something original.
At least I can mindlessly babble with no effort.

 

[Jharry5]

I'm procrastinating right now. I should be doing some reading, but I'm here instead...

 

[benoitowns]

Procrastinating right now. I have three projects and lots of homework due tomorrow and its 8:10 right now, I have the stuff up but I'm on the escapist reading shit.


Edit: I'M SO BORED what am I supposed to do now I don't wanna make a powerpoint or a paper or geometry or....shit...read the odyssey....or.....do 12 pages of history annotations......or study, like 8 more pages of history............................I wanna a cookie but I don't wanna get up GOD dammit fine I'll get the cookie.....any good television shows on tonight?

Edit: Still haven't gotten the cookie........was on You tube for a few minutes........

Edit: Got the cookie....and I lied about going on You tube.....I was just sitting and staring blankly for a few minutes.

Edit for the umpteenth time: Still haven't done anything. i remembered i had an ass load of history homework due 18 days ago...I've been procrastinating not being fat anymore for over a year......still haven't done that.....not planning on it anytime soon.

Edit whatever: I think I'm going to "be sick" when I wake up in the morning so I don't have to do any of this tonight.

Edit: Tried to convince myself to do some of my homework...it failed...I'll do it soon (been saying that for an hour now)

Edit: Spent several minutes fixing capitalization and punctuation on my post and edits here. Still haven't done any homework. Oh, and its been 20 minutes since this post.

Edit: an hour later and i am still on the escapist, got some candy gonna do my homework now yea

 

[p3t3r]

i always procrastinate almost didn't post on this thread.

my favorite rule is, in the science classes you don't have to hand stuff in till the day after it is due. fucking love that rule

 

[Gaderael]

I'll write a proper response to this thread later....

 

[benoitowns]

whats funny is i can prolly go to the teacher for bio in the morning babble for 10 minutes about how i was really confused and get extra time.....but im gonna have to be doing homework that i didnt do......fuck it ill do it in the bathroom before class starts

 

[Terramax]

Eh, I'll tell you about my procrastinating habits later.

Heh, I like that one.

No, I'm not into it much myself. I used to be, but I've learnt the hard way that it can lead to serious trouble and problems with my self-esteem, so I try to be as productive as possible.

Although I'll admit I'll sometimes procrastinate when it comes to replying to long essays someone has written on these forums countering an argument of mine. I just don't always have hours to write a reply to someone's idiocy

 

[benoitowns]

I DO. lol

 

[Triforceformer]

My video project was due a week ago, and I'm finishing it just now...that should tell you all you need to know.

 

[ButanicXpandA]

I amA terrible procrastinator, I will put something off until the last minute and then I'm almost kicking mysellf because of it. Mowing the lawn, doind assessments, doing jobs in general in fact anything that's boring I will substitute for something fun.

 

[Superbeast]

It's 1:55am and I'm surfing the net to avoid concentrating on some Latin and an essay - the Latin for an exam tomorrow and the essay due in then as well. I should be getting a good night's sleep (some 4 hours ago) but am instead doing the essay/revision/other work I forgot is also due in.

I've had a week do do them, and I said I was going to start at 4pm...I've only just started now. Panicking and thinking I'm an idiot? Yup. Getting on with the work? Uh, in a minute, just gotta...

Bugger, this is a bad case of procrastination!

 

[benoitowns]

dont worry im worse.....18 days ago i had like 5 different history assignments due and i was planning on doing them tonight....that didnt happen

 

[kazuki landen]

Ugh, it's now.... 2.09am. I've had a week to do coursework. Guess what I started at six this evening (after spending the afternoon juggling)? Did an hour of work, then started the procrastination. I've watched way too much tv (I'm going to have nightmares from the number of bodies I've seen on Bones) and wandered back on here for the first time in a month. I've done the washing, changed my sheets and tidied my room (a little - that's a serious job). I've done about three hours work, and have at least an hour's work ahead of me. I just can't make myself work.

I'm not panicking yet, mainly cause I'm not thinking about it. *sigh*

I think I might need to go and make a toasted chocolate sandwich.

 

[SulfuricDonut]

I'm on the computer right now to do my homework, but I ended up on this forum instead... after watching several Escapist and LRR videos.

Irony FTW.

i should probably get back to work...

 

[Sneaklemming]

Im doing it now coz ive something due tuesday- and i should be sleeping!

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

I'm procrastinating as I write this

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

I go by the saying "Procrastination is like masturbation, it feels so good untill you realize your fucking yourself"

Never the less i still procrastinate, but not masturbate. [sup][sup][sup]only on tuesdays[/sup][/sup][/sup]

 

[Undercover]

I always leave shit to the very last day granted I know I can do it. If it's a bigger project that can't be done in one day, I'll start two or three days before it's due.

I amA terrible procrastinator, I will put something off until the last minute and then I'm almost kicking mysellf because of it. Mowing the lawn, doind assessments, doing jobs in general in fact anything that's boring I will substitute for something fun.

Both of you pretty much mirror my thoughts on this. Fortunately for most procrastinators, we tend to work well under pressure. Mostly because we haven't got a choice, but I digress.

Procrastinating isn't always necessarily a bad thing, though.

In her book "The Hard Truth About Soft Skills" Peggy Klaus writes:

"Procrastination typically gets a bad rap. Its become synonymous with avoidance behaviour and being lazy, irresponsible, or a goof-off. But sometimes your procrastination is trying to tell you something, and not paying attention to it can create big problems."

She goes on to say that a lot of times, especially in a creative situation, you may need time for your ideas to "percolate" rather than just running head-on into the project, guns blazing, without being fully prepared. I know that's been my downfall a few times, like when I'm designing a website for instance. I've lost entire days' worth of work because I jumped into it without stopping and thinking, and wasted a bunch of time on extraneous crap.

So yeah, I put things off. Sometimes its the aforementioned avoidance behaviour, (like thinking a client is pissed off at you so you ignore their eMails for a few days) but for the most part I just like to have a mental plan in place before I go ahead with anything.

Like ButanicXpandA pointed out, if I have something boring I have to do (like coding) I'll put it off in favour of something fun (like photoshopping), but the truth is I'd rather be playing video games or having sex. Just thought I'd throw that in there...

Besides, I'm one of the original members of Generation X, so I'm supposed to be lazy...

 

[Connosaurus Rex]

I'm bad also. In school I can focus, but whenever I'm at home I find it a lot harder to.

Damn house having way to many fun games to NOT get distracted by them