Are you a procrastinator?

Beatrix Von Bourbon · #1 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 03:12 PM

Heaven knows I am. Today I had grand ambitions of getting up early, doing some yoga and then cracking on with my uni work.

Instead, I overslept (I told myself that I deserved more sleep, because I'm ill), watched a couple of episodes of Frasier, packaged up some feather fans and postcards, hit refresh on MySpace more than once, made a salad, ate said salad, decided Homes Under The Hammer was worth watching (totally wasn't...)...

...and then decided to google for tips on avoiding procrastination - isn't that procrastinating in its truest form?!

Anyway, ehow had some useful tips.

I think my current blockage is lack of knowledge. To overcome this, I must get on with the reading for my essay...

...I haven't though, I've written this post instead *headbutts keyboard*

DivaHollywood · #2 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 03:39 PM

Oh yes I have been mostly reading posts and emails and a book today with the odd bit of house work thrown in but I just can't get myself shaken up to do the things I need to do. Glad I am not alone
Diva x

Midnight Blue · #3 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 03:41 PM

ha ha, procrastination eh.

I'm on here again, need I say more?

Golden DeLicious · #4 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 03:50 PM

Ooooh I'm terrible for this, I'm at work and even now I'm hitting refresh on here, hotmail and myspace inbetween every invoice I log and every cheque I write and post... God knows how I am still employed!

:WALLBASH: Why can't I just get on with the tasks of the day instead of feeling this incessant need to check my emails?!

CrimbleFairy · #5 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 03:56 PM

I suffer from it too! I'm so bad, I think it's because I have no attention span!

Beatrix Von Bourbon · #6 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 04:02 PM

*sigh* What can we do?! I think I need my internet connection taking away...

I've still not done any work. I'm watching kid's TV on iplayer while making essay schedules...

Golden DeLicious · #7 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 04:08 PM

Haha I do that all the time, make schedules and "to do" lists, which of course means i plan to do it, but never get round to it!!

Just Lucky · #8 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 04:40 PM

To do lists are my favourite thing! They are such a great tool for not doing anything! I too had such high hopes for today but between MySpace, Facebook, MoB, my email and YouTube I have pretty much managed to avoid everything! Splendid! And now I have a rehearsal in an hour that I am completely unprepared for. Woo-hoo! x

blitzgrrl · #9 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 06:37 PM

Oh hell yes!

My house was never as clean as when I had an exam coming up. I will literally scrub the crud out of the pipe-work rather then sit with my lecture notes. Somehow it was always justified as 'it'll bug the hell out of me if I don't do it now before I start studying'. Somehow I could live like a typical student but come exam time I switched into 1950's house pride harridan.... and then got annoyed when I'd wasted a whole day.

And to do lists are my not so secret guilt. Unfortunately my OH has the nasty habit of actually completing his. I'm sure that's against the rules!

I would give some tips on avoiding procrastination but just have to go scrub round the tops of my bubble baths........

kitten kapers · #10 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 06:45 PM

i'm a procrasinating multi-tasker at the moment - just put away the shopping - now getting ready to cook tea and decided to log on to my laptop which is on the kitchen worksurface...in theory i should be cooking/perusing the mob site....