Procrastination
For a long time now, I have been convinced that I would make an absolutely terrible attorney. Aside from issues like my inability to argue convincingly for positions in which I do not believe, my lack of concern for what law is over what law should be, and my severe dislike of many aspects of the American legal system, I face one more serious problem that would make being a practicing lawyer very difficult. I am a habitual procrastinator.
I know I can’t claim to be unique in this personality flaw, but I think that I take it a little farther than some people, at least. Tomorrow, I have the first third of a paper due in my tax policy class. The 1/3 of the paper to be handed in tomorrow needs to be 8-10 pages of quality material with decent research to back up what I report. Here’s the problem: I haven’t started yet.
I have my Tuesdays off from class, so can devote an entire day to preparing for my classes for the rest of the week. Thus far, I have absolutely failed to do anything school-related during any of my Tuesdays since the semester began. I should have done a good part of the work on the paper in the past two weeks, but, barring that (as there is no way I would be THAT on top of the assignment), I should have spent a decent portion of the day today working on this paper and doing research.
Instead, I woke up early and spent a few hours playing video games while listening to mp3 files of standup comedians doing their routines. Following that, I took a short nap, got a haircut, did my laundry, read a book I’ve read before (that I didn’t even like all that well the first time around), and took another short nap. I woke with a renewed purpose and resolved that I should start work on my paper. I became immediately distracted and spent the next 2 hours downloading and listening to songs by Jackson Browne (I’m still in love with “The Barricades of Heaven”). I spent another 2 hours trying to figure out whether standing requirements and the ‘Cases and Controversies’ requirements for U.S. courts are a good thing or a bad thing. Right now, it is after 11:00 pm, and I have been reading comics online and taking various online quizzes and tests for the past hour without yet doing anything toward starting my paper.
Good thing it isn’t due until 2:00 pm tomorrow afternoon. Of course, between then and now, I have to prepare for 2 more classes and attend a class as well. Maybe I’ll just get up at like 3:00 am to start work on the paper.
I know I can’t claim to be unique in this personality flaw, but I think that I take it a little farther than some people, at least. Tomorrow, I have the first third of a paper due in my tax policy class. The 1/3 of the paper to be handed in tomorrow needs to be 8-10 pages of quality material with decent research to back up what I report. Here’s the problem: I haven’t started yet.
I have my Tuesdays off from class, so can devote an entire day to preparing for my classes for the rest of the week. Thus far, I have absolutely failed to do anything school-related during any of my Tuesdays since the semester began. I should have done a good part of the work on the paper in the past two weeks, but, barring that (as there is no way I would be THAT on top of the assignment), I should have spent a decent portion of the day today working on this paper and doing research.
Instead, I woke up early and spent a few hours playing video games while listening to mp3 files of standup comedians doing their routines. Following that, I took a short nap, got a haircut, did my laundry, read a book I’ve read before (that I didn’t even like all that well the first time around), and took another short nap. I woke with a renewed purpose and resolved that I should start work on my paper. I became immediately distracted and spent the next 2 hours downloading and listening to songs by Jackson Browne (I’m still in love with “The Barricades of Heaven”). I spent another 2 hours trying to figure out whether standing requirements and the ‘Cases and Controversies’ requirements for U.S. courts are a good thing or a bad thing. Right now, it is after 11:00 pm, and I have been reading comics online and taking various online quizzes and tests for the past hour without yet doing anything toward starting my paper.
Good thing it isn’t due until 2:00 pm tomorrow afternoon. Of course, between then and now, I have to prepare for 2 more classes and attend a class as well. Maybe I’ll just get up at like 3:00 am to start work on the paper.
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