Procrastinators: Read this... eventually.
I stare at the page, and it stares at me. We regard each other amicably enough, though I know the page is thinking nasty thoughts, and if I listen close enough I am pretty sure it’s got a potty mouth.
Right when I decide that it’s time to begin, that I need to start writing down what I sat to write—oh holy Hannah, what is that noise from the closet? Seriously? The shoe rack collapsed. Okay, so after I fix the rack-- wait. My bed isn’t made. Someone downstairs wants something to eat. I just walked in my room to get something—what was it? The laptop! Okay—so, after I fix the shoe rack, pick up the shoes, change my sheets, make my bed, start my laundry, make a peanut butter sandwich for kids five and six then macaroni and cheese instead, clean up the cat vomit, turn down the TV, go upstairs again for the laptop plug, change my shirt, change my shirt again, put on some face lotion, watch kid number four show me his Halo maneuvers, listen to kid number one fret about friends, go back downstairs with the laptop plug, then I will begin…wait…. What was I doing?
Oh yes. Procrastination. If it were a nation, I would be its Queen. Apparently, and though it feels contrary, I am not alone in my ability to put off for another day all that can be put off... for another day. And another.
If you're like me, you'll be happy to know there may be hope for us yet. On today’s Talk of the Nation on NPR, “Procrastination expert Timothy Pychyl and self-professed "structured procrastinator" John Perry discuss[ed] the latest research on this type of behavior and how to prioritize what's really important.”
Listen in!
Right when I decide that it’s time to begin, that I need to start writing down what I sat to write—oh holy Hannah, what is that noise from the closet? Seriously? The shoe rack collapsed. Okay, so after I fix the rack-- wait. My bed isn’t made. Someone downstairs wants something to eat. I just walked in my room to get something—what was it? The laptop! Okay—so, after I fix the shoe rack, pick up the shoes, change my sheets, make my bed, start my laundry, make a peanut butter sandwich for kids five and six then macaroni and cheese instead, clean up the cat vomit, turn down the TV, go upstairs again for the laptop plug, change my shirt, change my shirt again, put on some face lotion, watch kid number four show me his Halo maneuvers, listen to kid number one fret about friends, go back downstairs with the laptop plug, then I will begin…wait…. What was I doing?
Oh yes. Procrastination. If it were a nation, I would be its Queen. Apparently, and though it feels contrary, I am not alone in my ability to put off for another day all that can be put off... for another day. And another.
If you're like me, you'll be happy to know there may be hope for us yet. On today’s Talk of the Nation on NPR, “Procrastination expert Timothy Pychyl and self-professed "structured procrastinator" John Perry discuss[ed] the latest research on this type of behavior and how to prioritize what's really important.”
Listen in!
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