Hello. My name is Dorian, and I am a professional procrastinator. I once read a quote that said “procrastinators can make 30 minutes of work take 5 hours and get 5 hours of work done in 30 minutes.” I had never once come across something that described me on such a personal level. As I sit here typing this article an hour before its deadline, I wonder, “how did this problem come to be?” I suppose it began in early middle school. Seeing that I could rush to get class projects assigned a month in advance finished in just the night before, I saw no reason to ever start anything early. Sure I would have to stay up into the wee hours of the night, slaving over a mess of construction paper and glitter with sweat dripping down my brow and three bottles of coke down my throat, but I sure as heck would get it done! There was something so exhilarating about waiting until the last minute. It was as if I was walking of the edge of a cliff just about to fall off, but I would always catch myself right at the last moment. This problem worsened as I made my way to high school. I had become an expert at completing any possible task before the one I was made to do. For example, if I had an essay due the next day, that night I would be sure to deep clean my entire room, walk, bathe, and groom my dog, and cook an entire four course meal for my family before my name was even typed onto the paper. I did not realize I had a problem however until my junior year. I would come up with anything and everything that could possible stray me away from doing something even somewhat productive. My parents would express to me time and time again how irresponsible I was being. But as far as I was concerned, as long as I was getting the work done, there was no need to change. Besides, I had gone through several years of my life with this procrastination problem. It was too late to change now. I currently stand before you as college freshman whose train is still parked at the procrastination station. Let’s be honest…its ain’t moving anytime soon. Nevertheless, I wish to leave you with this. Don’t be like me. It’s rough out there. Do as I say, not as I do. Start that project early, write that essay ahead of time, put down you phone and pick up your pencil! Lets band together and end the epidemic that is procrastination……eventually. As for me, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UGA chapter.