I am a procrastinator. Actually, I would say I am a professional procrastinator. Yep. That is me. College has taught me many things, but I would say the skills of cramming are high on the list. There are some people who are overachievers and do assignments weeks early and have no guilt sitting on the couch doing nothing. I, on the other hand, fit into a category most college students are in…. and that is the procrastination category. These are the stages of procrastination that all professional procrastinators can relate to:
1. Taking action:
You write down your assignment due date in your agenda and bury your rubric deep into your notebook
2. Mapping out your plan:
You notice you have a whole 7 days before you even have to start worrying about this so-called project, so you relax and do other important things.
3. First attempt:
Finally realize you have 3 days before your assignment is due, so you try to sit down to start it…. But you realize your room is messy so you clean it up instead.
4. Satisfying other needs first:
Uh oh? Is that your stomach rumbling? Better eat first.
5. On the way to the kitchen you see your roommates watching your favorite movie, so you join in.
It will still give your plenty of time to finish your work.
