Dear Inner Procrastinator,
No that's not how I want to start this. Let me write this later and see how it goes. No, I don't have time for that do I? I put this letter off until the last minute...again? Wow! Well, while you are here, I might as well have a few words with you. What you are doing, it's not cool. You see I'm a busy person, and I have so much work to do. Yet there you are, urging me to do anything else than what I have to do. I know that corgi in a Halloween costume is freakin' adorable, but that's not going to get me through college. You see, we need to work on our relationship. I think you are seeing way too much of me and it’s becoming a problem. It’s like you are always around and I am starting to need my own space. Do you know that feeling? I know that you enjoy Watch Mojo on YouTube, but the Top Ten Rock Songs of 2009, isn’t going to help me learn. I have essays to write, and people to see. Yet there you are, riding along my back and well… people are starting to notice. Oh, you don’t care what people think do you? You see, I am usually all for that mentality but not this time. People want to be able to enjoy their time with me, yet they can’t because I am here…talking to you.
You are starting to wear me down. Honestly, you are making things impossible. I am trying to get through school and I can only pull so many all-nighters. I know, you remember Freshmen year me, but I’ve changed since then. I don’t have as much energy as I used to, and the energy that I do have…that goes to you. I wish that I could stop you from being the parasite that you are. I want time to myself, and well you are making things impossible. Is it because I’m anxious because the projects that need completed scare me? I’m not sure. Sometimes I feel like I work best under pressure, but that doesn’t mean that I need as much pressure as you are giving me. I need to figure myself out.
I know we have been together for a very long time now. You followed me from high school to now. We’ve been through every meltdown since then. You have whispered in my ear whenever I want to be productive, so I can’t say you’ve left my side. I can’t say you’ve been much of a companion either. What has gotten into you? You seem to be around now more than ever. I even waited to write this letter to you, and I need it finished by 11:00. If you haven’t checked the time, it’s 10:20. You need to find a new hobby. Maybe you can find someone else, or take up a sport. Maybe you can learn how to crochet or take up a class on time management. I know this is sudden but It’s okay to have space sometimes, it’s healthy. So my old friend I want to mention again that we have a problem. You are clingy and its time for us to go our separate ways. I will try to find a way to work ahead of time, and you can enjoy whatever path you take. I would say it’s not you it’s me, but I would be mistaken.
Have a nice life…..
Sincerely,
(Insert Name Here)
P.S. If you get the chance, I would love a new scarf.
*Check out the Ted Talk, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
It reminds me of how I feel, and my letter.
