Hi, my name is Karen and I'm a procrastinator. I like to joke about it like it's no big deal, but I think it has really become a problem. My procrastination goes back as far as my elementary years. I remember putting off school projects to the very last minute and then pretending to be sick at school so I could sit in the Health Room instead of admitting that I didn't finish my homework. I got away with it, too, which is how I've ended up here. I am a master procrastinator.
When I fill out my yearly performance review at work, I always say "works well under pressure" as one of my strengths. What that really means is that I put things off until the last minute and then am forced to complete the task under pressure. Obviously I can't revert back to my younger years and cry my way out of it. There is no Health Room in the real world. The job always gets done and I like to think I do it well, I just won't admit that I turned into a giant ball of stress trying to complete it in record time.
I recently borrowed a book from the library called Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time. I read the first chapter and thought it had great ideas. I even copied the first 7 steps down and stuck it to my cork board on my desk so it would help me prioritize and accomplish my goals. Then I put the book in my drawer and put off reading the rest of it. The book was due on Monday (and it's being returned today, 2 days late). I never finished reading it. I procrastinated on a book about procrastination. It doesn't get much worse than that.
I think I really need a 12-step program. Procrastinators Anonymous has a nice ring to it.
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Hi! Fellow Procrastinator checking in! Once I put my mind into it, I can get stuff done but usually but it's hard to get in thaqt mindset. I'll have to check out that book!
Another procrastinator here. I'm trying my hardest not to be but here I am right now, on blogs... not writing a paper.
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