I’ve seen a lot of these “Ask the <blank>” threads, and I wanted to start my own. And, for good or ill, I’m a chronic procrastinator. Always putting things off, waiting until the last moment. Anyway, I thought there might be some “type A” personalities out there who had some questions about what being a procrastinator is like, and I’ll do my best to answer them.
As soon as I have some spare time to read the replies.
Yeah, I will later
[sub]What? Someone had to do it![/sub]
I’m a “Type A” personality and a chronic procrastinator. Comes from being a perfectionist–i.e. if the work has to be perfect, it’s much easier to simply avoid it. When put under sufficient pressure, though, I turn out very good work.
[sub]Ask me how my thesis is going…[/sub]
Honestly, I can’t imagine you getting around to replying to any of our questions.
sigh
Oh, and hey, robby, how is your thesis going? [sub]You TOLD me to ask.[/sub]
So true. I used this as my excuse for years of college.
I don’t know why you guys expect Miller not to respond to this thread though, as he obviously posted this OP because he was avoiding doing something else that he was supposed to be doing. In fact, I would have expected him to have posted on this thread more than once already. Maybe he’s posting on a different thread instead.
As for the OP, though, I think it’s really interesting. I would really like to know if there are any non-procrastinators out there that wonder what it’s like.
Hey! I was intending to start a thread just like this, but I never got around to it.
[sub]Sorry. Had to.[/sub]
Let’s see. I have a question about
wow! another procrastinator! 
no questions. just trying to boost my post count.
d&r
I thought no one could put off the inevitable like I could… but you! I mean, to procrastinate on a procrastinator’s past-time that is the SDMB???
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another four minutes 'til the next lecture…
What exactly is a procrastinator? I need the answer by tomorrow
Can’t it wait?
I was going to post a while ago, but I just got around to it. Maybe I’ll update my sig…
How do you handle “stitch in time” sorts of things? Are you able to resist putting things off if you know it will result in more work for you later?
Are you adept at knowing your limits? Are you able to correctly judge what is exactly the last minute you can begin something in order to get it done on time?
Your brain-in-a-jar,
Myron
Never put off until tomorrow what you can get out of doing completely.
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Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after.
Change “Robby” ro “Cranky” and I may as well have written this. It applies 100% to my life.
I’ve put off so much dissertation crap that I’m in for 48 hours of sheer hell trying to get something to my advisor that I’ve known about for months.
Sorry for the delay, I had some things I needed to take care of.
Yeah, usually, unless the extra work is trivial. My procrastination stems from laziness, so the bottom line is “least amount of work necessary.”
If I’m putting off doing something for the first time, it can be hard to get it right. With practice, I can practically get it down to the minute. I used to be great at this in college, pulling all-nighters the day before a paper was due.
Any more questions?
Oh.
My.
Goodness.
:eek:
Why am I not doing my math homework right now?
A procrastinator,a Rabbi,and a duck walk into a bar.
Three days later,the procrastinator yells,“OUCH!”
Okay,I’m just upping my post count,too.