I'm starting to feel like I have some kind of procrastination gene. I can't seem to function unless I'm pushed against the wall of a deadline. This is bad enough, but it forces an additonal complication: if I have no deadline, I never get anything done
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Sometimes it almost feels like it's some kind of adventure-junkie response--how late can I leave this and still get it done? I remember my crowning achievement in college was that I wrote a children's lit paper in pencil and slid it under my prof's office door at like 10pm the day it was due, and I still got an A on it. This of course reinforced the idea that I could leave everything to the last minute...
I wonder if we would do better if we took more time? Or do we need the thrill?
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I've realized I can't do only one thing at a time, but I try to limit it to two or three, and just keep cycling through them. At least then I have a chance of making progress on *something*.
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When I'm focused, I can write 1000 words in an hour. Unfortunately, like you say, it takes me the whole day to get in that hour of writing--even if I'm at the PC. Gah.
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seriously.
I have a flight early tomorrow morning...I haven't started packing yet.
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It seems I'm in good company then--we can all use that icon! :) Good luck with your packing and have a good flight!! xoxo
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I'm sure it's probably something you could easily write in a few days, but that's always the problem with procrastinators. We know what we're capable of in our best moments, so we tend to push it up to that last possible cut-off.
There are so many distractions...I'm always surprised at how often the laundry needs to be taken care of when I've got something due. :P And yes, LJ, email, blogging...those are all wonderful procrastination devices.
But I think you can't cut yourself off from distractions entirely. Sometimes the best stuff comes to me when I'm doing something else.
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