The Art of Procrastination

Get off your ass and start already. What the hell are you waiting for. Stuck in your brain are these brilliant ideas and yet you haven’t implemented not one. Why? Are you in your mind, or are you just lazy? Where do I begin? When do I begin? How do I begin? What do I begin? Hell I have time. Time passes by. Time has gotten the best of me. But in my mind, I still have time…. Or do I… Anxiety kicking in… Get it done…. Get it done…

At least this is what goes on in my brain. I’ve always felt I produce my best work when I’m under pressure. Seems to be my old college ways of how I’ve approached writing papers and studying for test. But now going for my doctorate it seems the old cramming won’t get me by. That good old Art of Procrastination.

The house work can wait! That text can wait! That work can wait! But what happens when you have this grand idea and you keep putting it off! Are you losing out on life as you have become lackadaisical sitting on the couch as time pass you by. I must admit after working a full week, and then being a mother full-time it has been a struggle to fine the drive, energy and enthusiasm to do anything. And by the time I decide to move my ass, I’m rushing to complete housework, homework and everything else work on a Sunday. A day meant for resting before I have to do it all over again.

However, I must admit when I wait until my programmed date, Sunday, I rock the heck out of everything I put off. And once I complete the task I set for myself I feel a sense of accomplishment. All the stress and emotional turmoil I imposed on myself to complete whatever I set out for the week, turns out to be worth the end product. Its as if I get an adrenaline rush from knowing that its crunch time. Hence becomes the Art of Procrastination. Its like in my mind I know that I have to give it my all; what ever it may be at that moment; so I push myself to produce.

No matter how many planners I fill out and alarms I create, I still have that procrastination frenzy tugging on my soul. How do I release it? What are your tactics with dealing with the procrastination bug, I’d be interested in learning…