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A Timeline Of The Vicious Cycle Of Procrastination

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A Timeline Of The Vicious Cycle Of Procrastination

You are on your way home and you know how much work that you have to get done before you go to bed tonight. This is it today's your day you are going to finish your work and get a full night's rest... right?

8:00 pm: You then realize there is a lot of time to do your work... so you do something else

"So I have 5 hours to write my paper, and I'll still get 7 hours of sleep."

"It will only take me maybe an hour to write it so I have time to watch one tv show"

"I have time for one more"

9:00 pm (probably later): You realize you are procrastinating

"I really should get started on my work I'm sure it won't take me an hour now that I think about it" "I probably should have started this earlier but I will get it done in time"

9:03 pm: While you are "working" it starts to get boring

"Do I really need to do this?" "How much would my grade drop if I don't hand this in" "Maybe I should become a stripper and drop out" "I wonder if I am the only one who is having a hard time"

9:10 pm: Suddenly there is some chore that is suddenly extremely important

"I haven't cleaned my dorm in 3 weeks I really should tonight" "I should do laundry too while I'm at it" "I'm going to cook my meals for the week that way I don't procrastinate next time"

"Okay I will REALLY do my work at 11:00"

11:01 pm: This time it's just not right

"I really wanted to do my work at 11 guess I have to wait till 12"

*Goes on facebook*

*Sees something interesting and facebook stalks ex*

12:02 am: The false promises continue

"Okay 12:15 I will work I Promise"


12:15 am: Your body begins to give up because last night you didn't get any sleep

"Okay I will drink a cup of coffee and nap I heard those help" "Just a quick 15 minute nap" *sets alarm* "Okay maybe 30 minutes will be better" *drinks coffee* "No no 15 mintues only"

12:30 am: *Sets snooze*

12:45 am: Wake up in a panic

This is when everything becomes real, you being to regret everything that lead you up to this moment are realize you are not the best student. "I need to get this done now"

1:00 am: You begin your work and realize that you underestimated how much time this is actually going to take

*types furiously and cries*

6:45 am: You finally finish your paper with tears dried up on your face and some weird eye twitch that you insist was always there

After this you proceed to hate yourself in class as you are falling asleep every 2 minutes. You then promise yourself this is never going to happen to you again... until tonight

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