Why do I torture myself? Why do I put things off until the last minute? Why do I ignore the looming deadline?
My name is Rodney and I’m a procrastinator. There, I’ve said it.
So often I will leave tasks that I know I must deal with until the last possible moment. I’ll busy myself with everything but the task at hand. I let myself worry about not having completed what I’m meant to complete. It drives me crazy. The later it gets, the more I worry about it but it still doesn’t move me to act. I know that I’m creating more stress than I need but it doesn’t stop me.
99% of the time, when I finally discipline myself to sit down and get the job done it’s a painless affair. I know that if I did that initially I’d safe myself a lot of grief. Why must I always propel myself towards the rapidly approaching deadline instead of just getting things done early?
Are you a procrastinator or have you developed a get in there and get it done work style? Are you the greatest cause of your own stress?
Why do I put tasks off? Maybe I’m afraid of failure. Maybe I’m afraid of success. Maybe I’m just lazy.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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Hello Rodney, my name is Alex, and I’m a procrastinator too…
Do we need to start a ‘procrastinators anonymous’ or something?
you;re not alone, Rodney!
i know exactly how u feel.
Yes, I am exactly the same myself.
Hello Rodney. My name is Lolly and I’m a procrastinator….
If you find any answers, let me know.
My name is Kevin and I’m a procrastinator.
I’m a procrastinator too. Every now and then I’ll have a good day, but not as often as I’d prefer 🙂
Rodney, you’ve obviously summed up exactly what so mnay other people go through too. It made me feel better just reading it.
I will get back to responding to this one later . . . . . yes I am a procrastinator as well! If only we could put off things like getting older.
I’ll join the club as well. My family keep telling me I’m the worlds worst procrastinator. Perhaps I should direct them to your blog. Yeah maybe one day 🙂
Rodney, I came across a possible therapy to help counter our procrastination problem. I posted about it today and included a trackback to this post of yours. Didn’t think you’d mind, but let me know what you think.
oh, you have nothing on me. It’s 1:15 am – and I’m still awake. I even procrastinate going to bed.