Exam Journals: Day 4 (Stages of Procrastination)

By Kat


The apocalypse rages on. I seem to have survived another week but the ultimate test is coming- the dreaded "exams".
Despite how much I should be valuing these exams, I find myself procrastinating on a large scale.
Hence, rather than actually revise, I shall procrastinate by writing this post on procrastination, in true procrastinator fashion.
I present to you...the stages of procrastination.
Stage 1:
"I will do my revision! These exams are important to me! I will get 100%!"
This is the stage in which I normally organise all my study notes, preparing to do worksheets and structuring my revision. Once I have it all organised, however, I try to begin. And believe me, beginning is the hard part.
Stage 2:
"I'll finish the rest of this revision sheet tomorrow..."
So normally at the start of the process, I am far more productive. I begin my revision with enthusiasm, starting my worksheets, before I realise it's late at night, and I should probably stop. But here is the first issue. Once something is unresolved and I promise myself to do it tomorrow...the true procrastinator within me shines.
Stage 3:
"I'll do this revision sheet tomorrow..."
Yup. Further procrastination is great. Once I run out of time on the following days, I simply postpone it for another day. And the cycle repeats, much like the cycle of change that happens to be a topic in the upcoming health exam.

Habits
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V
Idea for change
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V
Action --> Long term good habits
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V
Relapse
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V
Habits

In this case, procrastination is the habit, resolving to do it tomorrow is the change, and doing it is the good habit. Except the cycle tends to continue...
Stage 4:
"Hehe. Hehe. Who knew that llamas had such amazing hiccups? ...oh look, what an interesting video in the sidebar! Just one more video..."
It's true! Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj7l_WiZJsk
Stage 5:
"WHAT THERE'S AN EXAM TODAY WHAT."
'nuff said.