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    ...because I am an incurable procrastinator. Here I am, with about ten and half hours before my paper is due, without it done...and somewhere sleep ought to come in between, but I shall have to postpone that to possibly after the class.

    I might have had it done by now, but about two hours ago I realized why I hated what I was writing, and decided to basically start all over with a different approach...it's not like I'm starting from scratch completely, but it's a little daunting. I'm so dumb this way. It's embarassing. Every damn time a paper is due, I feel like I happen to be writing about 75% of it the night before. A habit going back to about grade 5, and this is my fourth year of uni. Anyway. I had to share my problem, AA style, to someone.

    I sense I am making typing errors, let alone being all non-sequitory with this very post, which doesn't bode well for the paper (I am not one to function well on lack of sleep, and I am obviously a snotty little whiner to boot.) Yuck.

    any procrastination cures? I understand the psychology behind it- irrational fear, rooted in arrogant perfectionism, leading to irrational avoidance of the problem, until having to face it, only to basically screw myself out of the amount of time I ought to put into it, and thus continue delusions of perfectionism, with the built in self-esteem maintaining defense of 'well, if I only TRIED a little, I would have done fine'...anyway.

    Etc. Sometimes I pull it off, but this has been a decidedly disapointing B+ semester, so...I dunno my point. Relics of a Catholic childhood I suppose. Confess and ye shall be saved.

    Or else complain about it to hilariously continue procrastinating. Ok, essay break over!

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    For me, I just remember how shitty I felt the last time I procrastinated. You know, no sleep, eating and drinking a bunch of crap to stay awake, and looking like a sea cow the next day. Also, you can get friends to MAKE you do it. If worse comes to worse, go to Starbucks or a public place where there's Wi-Fi and study there. They don't let you access the 18 and older sites which means you CAN'T log onto SW. It helps me a lot b/c I'll float on here for a "break" and be on this fucking site for 2 hours.
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    Yeah- you need these horrible nights of last-minute essay writing to prevent future procrastination...that's what does it for me. Memories of first year, finishing a paper an hour before class started, crying, stressed, and nauseous from lack of food an sleep. Ugh.

    Nowadays, I just ask for an extension.

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    aargh! I'm in the same position. Had an essay to hand in last Friday but i checked the course notes and it said i would lose 2 marks if i handed it in this friday. So i decided to take the loss and hand it in tomoz.
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    I have written two paragraphs!!! eeeeeeeeek

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    next time, i suggest that you do the assignment bit by bitso you're less likely to procrastinate. for example, read one source and underline the important info. to be cited...then take a break, move on to the next, whatever works for you. if you break the work load into managable parts with breaks (for fun or relaxing activities), then the work load seems less daunting, which increases your confidence and motivation. as you get further along in the process, the feelings of relief come, as well as the excitement that your work is almost done. remember how good that feeling is compared to the chaos of an all-nighter where nothing is done.

    you can even reward yourself after each task is complete. write a page, then surf SW for a half hour, or have some chocolate. write another, then watch a movie or go shopping or take a walk.

    start the assignment when you first get it, even if you just begin by reading and outlining/brainstorming ideas. you can even say to yourself, "ok....i'm not going to do anything fun until i put 20 minutes into this thing," and then the 20 minutes passes, and you have something done. repeat process until paper is written, revised, and edited. good luck
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    Default Re: I like to live dangerously

    I'm the same exact way. I don't think there is a cure.

    I had a research project (not just an essay) due last Tuesday. I went to the museums I need to Monday afternoon. Spent an hour there. Went home, screwed around, went out to eat and finally started writing at 8pm. Had it done by 11:30pm.

    I have two more due next week and I haven't started those either. It creates for a little stress, but I get great grades, so why bother fixing it?

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