I’ll be honest, I procrastinate. Although for a while I thought I had gotten over pushing everything until the last minute and felt like I had a better grip on my work. However, I’ve been finding myself falling back into the bad habits I have done since high school. I’ll wait to write papers until the day they’re due or tell myself that I can do it in the morning before class, when in reality, it just stresses me out and doesn’t let me do my best on assignments.

Over the past couple of weeks, since spring semester has started, I have been more curious as to why now I want to procrastinate more than ever. Is it because I’m not as into a class as I was in one last semester or is it just natural for myself to procrastinate? Honestly, I’m not sure, but one thing I know is that putting my work off is stressful, it causes me to panic and only be worried about the next thing I haven’t done yet. Even when there are days that I know I can put work in and get ahead, I don’t and that’s even more frustrating because I feel as though I’m just wasting time.

For the remainder of the semester I’m going to do my best to not procrastinate. Now this doesn’t mean that I’m going to do every homework assignment right after the class because that’s not realistic, but what I will do is be more conscious about how I’m using my time and trying to get things done with more than 6 hours of it being due. Hopefully by being more aware, a few positive things will happen.

First, I’ll be less stressed about school work, this one is a no brainer, but it’s incredibly important because stress about school is what I know takes up about 90% of my general stress, so having a few less worries about school would make a huge difference. Second, I’ll learn how to manage time better. Even if it’s not directed at school, I’ll be able to stop procrastinating on other tasks. By being able to manage my time better I can put more energy into the tasks that matter most. Finally, I’ll get more done, by getting work done earlier I’ll be able to set aside more time for all the work that I need to do. This includes doing it better which is so much more satisfying.

In conclusion, procrastination is natural, we are all so used to waiting for the last minute on just about everything. But who knows, maybe this semester will be the one that’s productive and efficient.