For many of us this time of year, finals week is looming upon us. And I'm sure all of us gonna be feeling any one of the these emotions any time now:

Extreme indifference.

Hyperactive worriment.

Subtle determination.

Wanting to eat instead of work.

And exhaustion.

Especially exhaustion.

Now, as much as it sucks to feel either one or two or all of these emotions at the same time, especially as summer is coming up around the corner, there’s something really important that just about every one of us has to know. And it’s that there’s no better time than the present.

No, really. There seriously is no better time than the present. Can’t get back the time you lost surfing the web earlier today, nor can you expect having more time later today after taking a nap. But you can decide right now, exactly at this second, to get started on what you gotta do and, more importantly, get it done as soon as possible.

A deadline’s a deadline, no matter if you started a month, a week, or a day before the work is due. It’ll be there no matter what you do. So what are you waiting for exactly?

It’s true, sometimes we just feel that we don’t want to do a 10-page paper for Monday, or study for that cumulative final the day after. I get it, we all get it. But there’ll come that moment sometime soon where you’ll think “Shit, I got to really do this.” Now, you could let that happen as you have a day left before the final exam or when the essay’s due, or you could get onto it at least a few days before it and focus as soon as you possibly can. Again, that deadline’s not going anywhere.

As much as you don’t want to do it, if you care about your studies (or are planning to pay back thousands of dollars via loans for your classes one day), start on something right now. Like, the second you’re reading this. No matter how much you gotta do during the week before break, get it started right now. Because trust me, once you start it now, you're gonna feel more better about yourself than if you started the project/paper/study session a mere hours before the deadline.

And once you start and get into the vibe of things on your final assignment, it'll easier, and you're going to get it done quicker. So that on the final day before, you won’t be as struggling as you would have been, had you have started on the final day. But most important thing to remember before you get there? Don't give up.

So what are you still reading this for?

Go out and seize the day and just do it already.