Are you a procrastinator?
By dreamy1
@dreamy1 (3811)
United States
August 20, 2007 6:51pm CST
Is there something you should be doing now but you're not because you keep putting it off? Do you know why you do this? I think this is my worst habit. I waste so much time doing nothing when I need to be doing other things. I usually wind up missing out on things because of it. Why can't I stop? Are you the same way?
8 responses
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
20 Aug 07
Sorry, I meant to post this response earlier, but I procrastinated.
I think we procrastinate because creative people are always off on some other thought tangent. For me, at least, I can find a million other things to do and keep putting off the practical and important things nearly indefinitely.
Sometimes it does work against me - time waits for no man, as they say. The worst part is having to do things at the last minute, or in a panic because you waited too long.
Unfortunately, that is not the case with the housework I should be doing right now. I won't miss out on it, it will still be there later. In fact, there will be even more of it to do. That's the other problem with procrastination. Problems don't get smaller if you ignore them or put off dealing with them.
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
21 Aug 07
Now, there's an idea for a new business. A company that provides excuses for when you don't do what you are supposed to do. I would call it:
"We take the blame! so you don't have to..."
@prettygirl_80650 (306)
• United States
21 Aug 07
omg yes i have a procastination problem. it usually involves leaving the house, i love being in my house watching cleaning, watching tv, playing on the computer.
@pendragon (3350)
• United States
21 Aug 07
Yes, because I really hate dealing with people,By choice, I'd be a hermit.
@ranitam22 (1146)
• United States
20 Aug 07
Yes, I am a procrastinator totally. Alot of times I get to work right at the last minute and sometimes I procrastinate on my bills I end of having to pay late fees when I could've just paid it. I don't know why I do it either and I can't seem to stop. I sometimes just think I'm lazy I guess I don't know.
@arcidy (5005)
• United States
20 Aug 07
I am deffintley a procratinator like if I have to clean my room I will always make up some excuse and say Ill do it later but I will never do it lol and that leads to some big problems because the room will get even messy and then I will have much more to clean and if I dont clean the mess my mother will have a fit with me which is very annoying.
@Thirteenth (291)
• Malaysia
20 Aug 07
I procrastinate all the time. I hate doing chores and studying, so I always put them off as long as possible. I usually end up going online or watching TV instead, haha.
