The Way I See It... Procrastination Is Key

Procrastination. Gotta love it. It's a tool I use often. Right now, I am procrastinating. Really, I should be doing laundry, cleaning dishes, vacuuming, maybe taking a shower--all that good, productive stuff. But my laptop was sitting there as I rushed by, that green light slowly blinking, just waiting for me to open the darn thing and while away the day in cyberspace. So here I am.

I tend to find ways to justify my procrastination. Do you? Is that normal? Probably. Right now, for instance, I feel completely fine ignoring the pile of laundry and stack of dishes. "Well," I said to myself, "I did say that I would post something today... and if I don't do it now, who is to say that I'll do it later? Shouldn't I do it now, while the mood strikes me, instead of waiting and then not doing it because I don't feel like it? What's that saying? 'Strike while the iron is hot'?" So here I am.

Have you seen He's Just Not That Into You? Oh my gosh. If you haven't seen it, STOP READING, go to your friendly neighborhood Blockbuster, and rent it. It is my favorite movie (currently). Keep in mind that I am Gigi. Anyway, there's this part where the adorable Justin Long is describing how we girls like the drama. How maybe we wait until the last minute to pay a bill, or push the deadline, or whatever. Why do we do this? Justin explains. We like the drama! The drama of not knowing how things are going to work out. We get an adrenaline rush (<-- that's me, not Justin) from waiting until the last minute to get something done. I'm sorry if this is not true for you, but keep reading. You may find yourself being enlightened.

I had an adrenaline rush ("you can Google it") this morning. I rolled out of bed (or off the couch, whichever) and jump-started my day with the realization that my roommates are coming back today, and the apartment, while not necessarily a pig-sty, was not in ideal shape. I downed my coffee and shoved clothes into the washer, started the dishwasher, and started tidying. That rush lasted about an hour before I saw the beckoning green light of my laptop... oh well. So now, I have no idea when the girls are coming--could be in two minutes, could be in two hours--and I have not showered, emptied the dishwasher, or put away my laundry. I'm so excited :).

Procrastination is good for me, I believe. Without procrastination, there's no excitement, no pressing need to meet the deadline. And I just don't work as well without the imminent deadline, without the need to finish. Thus, I am confident that procrastination is the key to success--at least in my case.