This is a rant I have been putting off for a long time. And if I could think of anything better to talk about I would be putting it off longer, but I can't so I didn't.
I am a card carrying, dues paying, full fledged procrastinator. I will shirk duties and responsibilities until the last moment possible. Even this stupid rant is being written just hours before it is to be published. So why is it that I wait so long?!
Maybe its because I am part Mexican. No, that is not a racial stereotype and I am not accusing Mexicans of being lazy ( and yeah, I really am part Mexican ). But in Mexico their attitude is 'why do today what can be put off until tomorrow?' I like that simple, easy going lifestyle pace. Unfortunately I choose to live in the land of 'faster, quicker, NOW!'
How hard can it really be to get things done in a timely fashion? This rant is only going to take me 20 - 30 minutes. If I would have done it last Thursday, or even just yesterday, I could have had time to make it better. ( Now y'all will know why some of my rants suck more than others. ) But when I wait until the last moment I feel rushed, stressed, annoyed, and otherwise put-out. So why do I do this to myself?
It's not like I procrastinate everything. If it is something I want to do, something fun, I am all over it. There are just too many irksome expectations in life. I need someone filthy rich to adopt me, or maybe a sugar momma'. Any takers? I'd make a great house boy/ sex slave. No? Bummer.
So, to make a short story just a little bit longer; it annoys me that I do procrastinate, yet I make no attempts to change it. I know there are one or two of you out there that can relate, but are there any recovered procrastinators that would like to share your pearls of wisdom with us swine? How can we ( I ) turn our desire to be better into action?
Maybe if one of you can "cure" me the next rant will be a little better. =)
Cya in 7
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ReplyDeleteI can honestly admit I am a recovering procrastinator. I was so bad in school that it used to drive my mother crazy! I would wait until the night before anything and be rushing around to get it done. As for pearls of wisdom on how to get over it. I wish I had some. I finally realized that it was better on my stomach and nerves to get it done when I first got the job. I admit though that there are a few things I will probably never get over procrastinating on. Mainly house work. Good Luck it is a hard road.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting better- well not really - I work better under pressure. I've produced some of my best work during the 11th hour - why do you think it is almost 11:00 here and I'm almost ready to tackle the dishes downstairs. . .
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't think being a procrastinator means you are lazy - I just needed to clarify that point.