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Seventeen Habits of Highly Effective Procrastinators

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Seventeen Habits of Highly Effective Procrastinators

What’s up Procrastination Nation? It warms my heart to think that most of you are probably reading this article in an attempt to put off important responsibilities. Some call us “unproductive,” but I like to think of us as the underdogs who pull our lives together seconds before disaster strikes. All pro procrastinators can agree that there’s no victory quite like receiving an “A” on the paper you printed five minutes before it was due in a coffee-stained shirt after less than two hours of sleep. What a rush. At this point, we’ve got procrastination down to a science. If you thrive when your sanity is hanging on by a thread, you’ve probably engaged in these seventeen habits of highly effective procrastinators:

  1. When you’re about to start your homework, but then you realize you’re hungry.
  2. After writing the first sentence.
  3. Realizing you wasted the last three hours online shopping.
  4. Rolling up to class in your PJs after an all-nighter.
  5. Sending in an assignment at 11:59 pm.
  6. When all your friends get to watch netflix but you’re still doing homework.
  7. Sleep? What’s that?
  8. Trying to convince yourself not to drink a fifth cup of coffee.
  9. When your friend says she finished that project last week.
  10. Always finding something better to do.
  11. Cramming for an exam at 4:30am and regretting all your life choices.
  12. Printing your essay right before walking into class.
  13. Laying in bed like:
  14. Working on homework for 20 minutes, then giving up.
  15. When every deadline falls on the same day.
  16. When you have good intentions but can't seem to get out of bed.
  17. Doing everything in your power to avoid responsibilities.
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