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13 Things That Happen When You're A Chronic Procrastinator

Sleep is for the weak.

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13 Things That Happen When You're A Chronic Procrastinator
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I'll forever be in awe of the people who complete assignments days, or even weeks, before they are due. This is a skill that I unfortunately was not blessed with. Procrastinators like myself always have the goal of completing assignments early, but for one reason or another we can never seem to start an assignment until there is a strict 24-hour deadline looming over us. Here are the 13 things that all procrastinators go through.

1. You frequently make promises to yourself that this will be the time you start a project at least a week before it's due.

2. You even write nice little notes in your planner, reminding yourself to get a head start on your work.

3. But once you write down everything you have to do, you become overwhelmed by everything you have to do.


4. Unsure where to start, you take the necessary steps to avoid your ever-growing to-do list.


5. And this practice continues until the day your professor reminds you of the assignment due tomorrow.

6. So you pack up your things, and off to Starbucks you go.


7. But when you open your computer, you are reminded that the Internet exists.


8. So after a few hours of delay, you make a pact with yourself to avoid all distractions.


9. And with the clock ticking away, you decide to capitalize on your new-found motivation.


10. But then the inevitable happens -- you realize you're only halfway done and all you want to do is sleep.

11. So you do anything you can to get this damn paper done.


12. And you decide you'll wake up early the next morning to proofread it.


13. Once you finally finish, you hope for the best and swear you'll never do this again.

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