# Tales of procrastination... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 10, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786 "2008-03-10T01:02:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/1 "2008-03-10T01:02:06Z")
Don’t you hate it when you’re putting off doing something that you really need to do, by reading a book, surfing the web, watching TV, or whatever, and to motivate yourself, you say: “Okay, I’ll start it real soon, at 6:00 PM.” And then you look at the clock, and it’s already 6:02 PM. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/2 "2008-03-10T01:12:14Z")
Oh, I have lots of tales of procrastination… I´ll tell you later. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/3 "2008-03-10T01:12:22Z")
And then you think, “Since I already missed that deadline I guess I will start at 6:15” and then the next time you look up at the clock it is 6:22. Yeah, I am the same way. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/4 "2008-03-10T01:12:53Z")
I’m guilty of doing this. Then I say, “Okay, at 6:30 I’ll start what I’m supposed to do”. Then, I look at the clock and it’s 8:30. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/5 "2008-03-10T16:39:05Z")
Mine always seems to work a bit different. Right now, for example, I’m finishing a paper that is due at 2. I have spent the last 20 minutes reading the SDMB, and keep thinking “At 12:45, I’ll work on my paper again.” It’s 12:39. I have only been through MPSIMS, so I have to start on IMHO. I don’t forsee this paper getting done. Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/6 "2008-03-10T16:56:45Z")
Guilty. And the SDMB is one of the things I use to avoid stuff. Clean the apartment? later, right now I want a stimulating conversation. Exercise? Sure, let’s start with exercising the mind,…and some ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/7 "2008-03-10T21:43:36Z")
I was gonna post to this thread earlier, but I spaced it… ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/8 "2008-03-10T21:46:20Z")
I reccomend you let something bad happen to you. That way you’ll do stuff just to keep your mind off the bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/9 "2008-03-11T08:40:34Z")
I really blame college for this. I mean, they would always give you like 2-3 weeks notice of having a paper due, when really, how long does it take to write a 5 page paper? Two hours? So of course I’m going to put it off until about three hours before the thing is due, because I can get away with it. Do that enough semesters and that there is a skill you can count on for life. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo\_Pin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/10 "2008-03-11T15:02:30Z")
Its funny that the OP’s procrastination seems to be a matter of minutes–I am reminded yet again just how easy I have it in highschool that I can lose track of day and night without too many consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-procrastination/440786/11 "2008-03-11T15:41:55Z")
Yesterday I returned a book called ‘Overcoming Procrastination’ to my local library. I never did read it, and I had to pay £5.38 in overdue fines. All this is actually true. ☹