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Always Running Out of Time!

A personal story in the experience: I Procrastinate Often and Wish I Could Stop
M y procrastinating is so bad that I often find myself trying to finish several things at once instead of completing them on schedule. I am really starting to get frustrated with myself because of this,but I know that no one can change it but me. It's just so easy to say"I will do it tomorrow" and I say this every day until I have ran out of time.

I am pretty lucky though because I usually get a second chance to get the stuff done. But I can only get so many second chances. I am actually getting tired of rushing at the last minute, but at the same time I guess it gives me an adrenaline rush trying to see if I will beat the clock. Trying to cram a week's activities into one day is really tiring me out though.

 

I have tried everything from making to-do lists and keeping planners to plan my day, but nothing has helped. I know that this is my own problem and mostly attributed to laziness at times, but it is starting to get out of control.

I am sick of putting things off and would like to know if anyone has found a way to get past this type of problem. Motivation is not an issue as much as I just need to stop putting stuff off until the last minute.

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Posted Apr 10th, 2009 at 8:33PM
I used to be the same way and i found that there are no easy fixes. what i do is i tell myself i have to do this NOW because if i wait even a few minutes i wont do it. starting is the hard part, but once you get into that rythm it wont be so hard. my grades skyrocketed once i started doing that. really youll feel so much better when you get things done on time and youll have way more personal time. good luck :)
     
Posted Apr 12th, 2009 at 9:20AM
I am sooo the same way. It it bad for me because I can also be easily distracted. For me stress is a big factor right now. I do know it is a problem and am working on it.
     
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