I love to procrastinate. In fact, I pretty much prefer doing anything that is not what I'm supposed to be doing, even if that means doing laundry, cooking enough soup to last the whole week, calling the insurance company...you get the picture.
Why is this? I personally like the explanation of some obscure undiagnosed medical condition. Or perhaps genetics- I have noticed my mother has a peculiar talent for putting off both necessary and unpleasant tasks. I wouldn't be surprised if in my lifetime "chronic procrastination" makes the books as a legit biological disorder.
Much as a deaf person develops a hyper sharp sense of smell or sight, I have honed other talents to mask my chronic inefficiency. At the end of each working day, when my supervisor asks what I have accomplished that day, despite the pit of guilt and nerves in my belly, I make it sound good. Even if the entire day has been spent filing my nails, cleaning the bathroom, and making sure my tuition payment went through, I miraculously have a laundry list of accomplishments, along with insightful questions and ideas for "going forward." In other words, my bullshit gene sequence has picked up the slack for the "efficiency" one.
So I suppose this isn't the worst of conditions. The important thing is the work always gets done. Eventually.
Why is this? I personally like the explanation of some obscure undiagnosed medical condition. Or perhaps genetics- I have noticed my mother has a peculiar talent for putting off both necessary and unpleasant tasks. I wouldn't be surprised if in my lifetime "chronic procrastination" makes the books as a legit biological disorder.
Much as a deaf person develops a hyper sharp sense of smell or sight, I have honed other talents to mask my chronic inefficiency. At the end of each working day, when my supervisor asks what I have accomplished that day, despite the pit of guilt and nerves in my belly, I make it sound good. Even if the entire day has been spent filing my nails, cleaning the bathroom, and making sure my tuition payment went through, I miraculously have a laundry list of accomplishments, along with insightful questions and ideas for "going forward." In other words, my bullshit gene sequence has picked up the slack for the "efficiency" one.
So I suppose this isn't the worst of conditions. The important thing is the work always gets done. Eventually.
1 comment:
Personally, I think people like us procrastinate, because we're so smart and can get away with it.
:)
I mean think about it. I procrastinate my school papers, because no matter how late I start on it, I get it done and manage a decent grade. If I consistently failed, I would have stopped procrastinating years ago! but why fix something that ain't broke!
P.S. at least this is the excuse I tell myself to not feel so bad about my procrastination!
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