We all do it. And we all procrastinate doing it. There is something sitting there, be it in our home, or at work, or even something in our minds, and the more you think about doing it, the further away you stray from actually completing the task at hand. I made this revelation today whilst making a cup of coffee to put off cleaning my room to put off studying for my exams. Being my last year of high school, these exams are pretty important, counting for my ATAR grade to get myself into University. Obviously no-one likes to study, and the more you sit there staring at your books, the bigger the urge to scrub your toilet until it shines.
But can procrastination be a good thing? Let's face it, I would never wave the duster around the house voluntarily unless I had something worse to be doing. I make the excuse that although I am not doing the most productive thing I could be, I'm still contributing to my household maintenance, and therefore it's okay. And sometimes it is. Procrastination provides a prime opportunity to get the thing you were procrastinating from before, done. You were watching youtube videos whilst you should have been cleaning the house, therefore it never got done. You are now cleaning the house whilst you should be studying. The way I see it, it's the circle of procrastination. Everything will get done...eventually.
I have to admit, I'm a stress head. If I walk into an exam with the knowledge of a goldfish I tend to just sit at my desk and have a little sob. Not understanding is probably one of my biggest peeves and fears, even if I don't want to understand. Like, why is it so important that I know porous water-saturated layers of underground rock are known as aquifers, or that Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne due to failure in maintaining his promises to the peasants of Russia?
"Mummy, how are saltwater fish different than freshwater fish?"
"Well you see Timmy, saltwater fish pee salty wee, and freshwater fish pee normal wee, because the saltwater fish absorbs the water whereas the freshwater fish breathes it in and out"
Yes, thank you science, I can totally see myself having this conversation in 10 years. But that doesn't mean I'm totally cool with seeing a question that may as well be written in Japanese and worth 20 marks, and not knowing how to put pen to paper. So I know the importance - not just to my grades, but to my overall level of sanity - of having to study for an exam. I just tend to ignore it and continue watching Dan Howell videos about how he lost his hamster.
I think this blog post pretty much sums up my level of procrastination, as I am literally sitting right next to my books, while continuing to upload something no-one reads that started off at procrastination station anyway. I'm just that passionate about doing absolutely anything to avoid the most important things in life.
Dessiccation! (The stress of water over a prolonged period of time)
Nik xx
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