On Procrastination

"Why put off 'till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow just as well?" ~ Mark Twain

Well, Mr. Twain I will tell you why. The paper is due tonight. Or it was anyway...I'll admit it, I have a problem with procrastination as well. If it is due in a week, I'll do it the night before. If it's due in two weeks, I'll do it the night before. If it's due in a month, guess when I'll do it? Did you guess the night before? Wrong- two nights before. *sigh* One day I will learn (I just hope it's not the hard way). So, I started writing this essay on The Epic of Gilgamesh just a couple days ago. Not a great idea, by any means. Sure I *thought* about writing it about everyday but the idea never appealed to me much so I put it off. And I put it off again. And then some more. Till Wednesday when I completely freaked out and started writing. Today I put the finishing touches on it..after I had written most of it this morning. Thanks to my great friend Miss B. I did not turn in a jumble of words, but a somewhat coherent essay *g*. Thank heaven for friends who can write and proofread beautifully. Now the terror has subsided. We await the grade...but hey, I got it in. Next time I'll start earlier...next time...

~Sarah



Tip: Do not put it off anymore. Yes you! What are you waiting for?...go get 'em.