Leaving It To The Last Minute

[Phil D. Rolls]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

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Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

:agree: It's my middle name and even though I can make myself physically sick with worry I still do it :crazy:

[Woody1985]

I'm similar to this.

I actually work better under pressure and turnaround stuff pretty quickly. If I have a lot of work on I will fire through it but if I have a few weeks to get something done I sometimes work on other things that I don't need to or are not a priority.

[Hainan Hibs]

I always do this, can't work until the pressure is on.

First was a 1500 essay due at 1pm on the Monday, me and a friend cracked open the bottle of Vodka at 2am and started writing at 6am.

2nd was a 3000 word essay done by staying up all night the night before it was meant to be handed in.

I never learn:boo hoo:

[Phil D. Rolls]

Glad to hear that others have the same problem as me. I just can't do it without the pressure, even though it has been nagging away at me for weeks. I just wish I could sit down and do it a wee bit at a time.

Maybe some people can't function without stress. :dunno:

[Marabou Stork]

Another procrastinator here. Whenever I need to do any task I work out how long I'll take, when it needs to be done by, and add five minutes. Then using aforementioned formula, I'll be able to get it done at the latest possible moment.

[Jack]

Ha! Ha! :faf:

3,000 words for FR in two days! :shocked:

Judging by the loquaciousnessicity* of your daily input to .net I would have thought keeping it down to 3,000 words would be the problem! :wink:


* I think that’s the best word I’ve ever made up! :greengrin

loquaciousnessicity: :blah: :blah:

[lapsedhibee]

Not going to comment until the thread's right at the foot of the page and about to disappear.

[Tinyclothes]

I always wait till a jobby is critical before going to 'release it'. I'll feel I need one and think 'I'll go in a bit' An hour later and I'm in Sainsbury's walking like a female penguin.

[steakbake]

Rolls, I agree. Recently had to do an all nighter to get an essay done which I'd had to do since September. I find that unless I'm under pressure, I lack any motivation to get it done.

[Marabou Stork]

Rolls, I agree. Recently had to do an all nighter to get an essay done which I'd had to do since September. I find that unless I'm under pressure, I lack any motivation to get it done.

I did similar recently.

I finished at about half 5 in the morning and it was due in at 9. I thought I'd take an hour and a half nap. I woke up at half 2.

Disaster.

[matty_f]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

:agree: Constantly. I'm a bit better than I used to be with getting things done sharp when I'm at work, but that's only because if I don't then I'm too busy to get anything done.

Outside of work, if I can leave it til the last minute, I definitely will.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Ha! Ha! :faf:

3,000 words for FR in two days! :shocked:

Judging by the loquaciousnessicity* of your daily input to .net I would have thought keeping it down to 3,000 words would be the problem! :wink:


* I think that’s the best word I’ve ever made up! :greengrin

loquaciousnessicity: :blah: :blah:

I don't think you understand. I have a problem getting it down to 3,000 words.

loquaciousnessicity Wonder how many points I could get for that at Scrabble.


Not going to comment until the thread's right at the foot of the page and about to disappear.

Is the correct answer! I'm sure you'll be glad to hear that your £5 prize has been sent to the Save the Yams fund.

[GlesgaeHibby]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

I'm exactly the same. Got 4 exams coming up starting next wed, and I'm still not worried about them yet. As soon as 'the fear' kicks in and I realise I need to get my arse in gear I'll start flying through the work.

Even uni professors are like this. My project supervisor last year made me feel better about being stuck in doing my thesis write up by him having to submit a research grant paper that he'd left to the last minute, at the same time.

I've lost count of the amount of times that I've said "I'll start earlier next time, I'll be more organised"

[Dashing Bob S]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

Try starting creative threads on Hibs net and post till you make yourself physically sick. It's the only way I can get any work done.

[LiverpoolHibs]

I'm bad for this as well. I still get the occasional anxiety dream about the night before my dissertation had to be handed in (as well as being left with a reflex hatred of anything to do with Oliver Goldsmith). Christ, that was horrible

[Killiehibbie]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

I need to stop putting things off and I will get round to it one of these days.

[Phil D. Rolls]

Try starting creative threads on Hibs net and post till you make yourself physically sick. It's the only way I can get any work done.

Just back from the toilet, no joy. I still have to proof read the *****er - ach it's not due till Friday at 12.......What does everyone think about the concept of double jeopardy. You sir, third row back with the leather jacket and Paysley lining - I'm not allowed to let people know you're a Yam.

[ArabHibee]

Maybe just a male trait?

[Phil D. Rolls]

Maybe just a male trait?

I'll get back to you on that.

[sleeping giant]

I always look at things in the morning and think , what can be put off until a later date ?
Sorted.
Where the paper , i'm going to the bog:greengrin

[Hibbie_Cameron]

I always leave things til the last minute too.

However im off next week and every last christmas present will be bought by next friday. This will be some sort of miracle as its usually christmas eve before things are bought.

At uni i was not too bad. Never started an essay the day before but often finished them without much time to spare:greengrin

[Speedy]

Maybe just a male trait?

I think you could be on to something. Pretty much all the girls on my course get things done pretty early. The guys on the other hand start with a day or 2 to go and hand it in right on the dot.

At the moment I'm beginning revision for two exams, one on monday and one on tuesday. The next one after that is friday and that won't be looked at until Wednesday.

I'm actually getting worse.

[ballengeich]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination?

I'll let you know tomorrow.

[Hibbie_Cameron]

I think you could be on to something. Pretty much all the girls on my course get things done pretty early. The guys on the other hand start with a day or 2 to go and hand it in right on the dot.

At the moment I'm beginning revision for two exams, one on monday and one on tuesday. The next one after that is friday and that won't be looked at until Wednesday.

I'm actually getting worse.

Revising is what i was worst at. I would revise for about 90 mins the night before and for about 45 mins on the day of the exam:greengrin

[Steve-O]

Every essay I ever did at uni (at least 3 every semester) was completed late the night before handing in and started no more than 4 days before the deadline (usually 2 days before)!

Studying was the same - 2 days before the exam at the MOST.

Got some xmas cards sitting here that need to be sent back to the UK...ach I'll do it at the weekend :greengrin

[Calvin]

I did my first essay the night before. Good mark.

Told myself I needed for work more for the second essay so did it properly over a few days with a lot of research. Crap mark.

Then for my third essay I went to the library at 9pm, picked some random books that sounded relevant and wrote it through the night. Good mark.

Pressure gets results!

[hibbytam]

Have an essay due in at 4 today. Although i've been studying it for a while, it was pretty much started yesterday. Still not finished.

Funnily enough, it's on a mixture of football, hibs and alcohol. Still couldn't motivate myself to write it until now.

[Sylar]

I find I tend to be freakishly organised, though If I'm unable to organise my work and get things done without someone pushing me at PhD level, then I'm probably in the wrong place just now!

I find I tend to procrastinate slightly when I have reading to be getting on with mind you, but it gets done in short, intensive bursts.

I'm quite proud of the fact that, despite having a cracking mix of work/social life during my undergrad/Masters, I've never had to pull an all nighter, and would usually finish on time or early. The formula seemed to work, as I recieved 8 identical marks for my honours modules in 3rd and 4th year! :greengrin

[Mikey_1875]

I seem to get a thrill from doing all nighters to finish essays due in the next day. I hate it when I do it but the feelin is great when you've just put in a 12 hour solid shift and type in the last word. Doing things little bits at a time I tend to cut more corners for some reason.

[HibsMax]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

When do I need to get back to you about this?

[Jack]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

Well?

How did you get on?

[Phil D. Rolls]

Well?

How did you get on?

I'll tell you tomorrow.

Seriously, got it in for 5pm yesterday. I've got a theory that even though you don't do the actual work when procrastinating, you are thinking about the task constantly. This means that when you actually come to do it there is a firm plan in your head.

I'll probably fail it though.

[holyrood hibbie]

I had to do a 20 mark Higher History essay last night. It took me 2 hours to do and it was over 1000 words but I still don't think I will get a good mark for it, o well.

[khib70]

Interesting discussion. I did my degree at Stirling, where the assessment was virtually 100% coursework. I became known as the "extension king" for managing to get deadlines extended an obscene number of times. By the time I graduated, I'd "killed off" most of my relatives, and suffered from almost everything in Blacks' Medical Dictionary.

Like everyone else, it seems, I don't get off my butt to do anything until the deadine is staring me in the face, and Father Time is meaningfully sharpening his scythe.

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I always wait till a jobby is critical before going to 'release it'. I'll feel I need one and think 'I'll go in a bit' An hour later and I'm in Sainsbury's walking like a female penguin.



IMO there is too much information here. :rolleyes:


I can't see what all the fuss is about.

The Doddie motto: "One minute to midnight is PLENTY time enough...."

I was once stopped doing 85 on the A9.

The polis saw my clerical collar, and asked very courteously, "And where might you be going to in such a hurry?"

I explained that i was late for a funeral.

"Ah," said the Big Hielan Polis, "your own, or someone else's?"

He and his buddy then fell about laughing for five minutes before giving me a jam-sandwich escort, lights and sirens and everything, the rest of the way to the church. :devil:

Procrastination can make your day.

[Danderhall Hibs]

I always wait till a jobby is critical before going to 'release it'. I'll feel I need one and think 'I'll go in a bit' An hour later and I'm in Sainsbury's walking like a female penguin.

:hilarious

[Pete]

Anybody else guilty of procrastination? I have got two days to finish a 3,000 word essay that I was told about last June.

My problem is I cannot motivate myself to do things until it becomes critically urgent. Who else is guilty of putting that sort of stress on themselves.

I think I'm procrastination personified. "Projects" were the worst ones.

Every school project was a mish mash of stuff I'd manage to collect in the last few days before the deadline.
My mum got so pissed off with one project she just went and done it herself with five days to go. It was on historic Edinburgh and she went to the library and got some quotes out of books, took some photos of landmarks and compiled it into a presentation. I got a B+...not bad.

It was the same with projects at college. We were given around six months to hand in a project which involved the complete networking of an office block. We were given timetables to follow to ensure the project didn't build up but it went out the window. The girls in the class seemed capable of following this but the guys were behind all the time. Everyone done it eventually but most of the work was done a few weeks or even days before the deadline...with almost every guy in the class batting their eyelashes at the girls begging for "help"...i.e. can I borrow your disk please??

I think this might be a guy thing and I think it's more than laziness.

maybe subconciously we're looking for that buzz that comes with being faced with a mountain to climb...and succeeding no matter how.
By being given a task to perform by a certain time and putting in the effort for only a small amount of time is probably a form of willy-waving.
Nothing feels better than being told you've passed when you've left everything to the last minute. It makes you think you could have produced a masterpiece if you really wanted to.