I'm sure college students everywhere have fell into the temptation of procrastination and automatically regretted it the night before a final or a paper due date. Although it often leads to pulling all-nighters, procrastination provides an inevitable last-minute pressure that motivates us to get our work done in time for class the next day. When it first takes us over, procrastination makes us feel as though we have nothing to worry about until the panic hits us once we realize the amount of work we have to do in what seems like no time. That being said, I'm sure we can all identify with procrastination's onset and effects.
1. It can wait.
This is the point where procrastination first creeps into our mind where we are lead to think the project won't be that big of a tackle. We comfortably conclude that it does't need to be started too far in advance.
2. It'll be easy, but time consuming.
In realizing the amount of work we actually have to do, we tell ourselves it'll be easy to try and cancel out the fact that there's actually a long process in completing the task.
3. I have a few more days.
Now we're acknowledging how much we don't want to study for that exam or write that paper and we're fully under the spell of procrastination.
4. Maybe I should take a look at it.
This is a couple days before we need to have our work done and we know we should get a jump start on it. Instead, we conclude it will just have to wait until the night before.
5. Wow, I really don't want to do this.
We recognize that the inevitable has come: the day before our big test or paper submission deadline. Still, thanks to the power of procrastination, we decide that the task can wait till later on in the day to be completed.
6. PANIC!
Night has fallen and we have no option but to get started. We're forced to realize how much there is to do in a time frame of about ten to twelve hours.
7. I waited this long, what's another few minutes?
Amping ourselves up to tackle the pile of work we have to do, we decide that a few more minutes, which usually turns into an hour or so, won't hurt.
8. Thank you, caffeine.
Knowing we'll be up all night, we grab a soda or coffee to keep us awake and alert before buckling down on the task at hand.
9. Finally, I'm getting somewhere on this!
Thanks to that last-minute pressure that comes with procrastination, we're flying through our studies or writing as morning quickly approaches.
10. I'm glad I'm done but I can't wait to nap.
Somehow we're able to get our work done just moments before class where we'll take our test or submit our paper. While we're happy that we're finally finished preparing, we simply look forward to our return home where we can take a glorious victory nap.
