I'll let you in on a secret, I have a problem. It started as the typical college student problem of procrastination and has now spiraled into something horrible and devious in its maneuvers. My brain has evolved counter-efficiently, and now tricks itself to spend time doing anything but writing the papers I need to write. So, I've had to learn to adapt to my mental limitations and catch my mind unaware.
I have a Natural Sciences 2 final, a Humanities 2 and a Social Sciences 2 paper to finish. Sitting down at my desk and placing my hands on the keyboard seems to only send my brain into panic mood and it begins filling with thoughts of anything else besides school work. Instead of my papers, I have made a To Do list for my new house, bought plaster, shopped online for a Mother's Day present, began writing my novel (I'm not even joking), tweezed one eyebrow, reorganized my music library and am now writing a blog.
However, I'm not stressed. I know myself and I prepared for this week. For the last month I've been writing bits of all of my papers in notebooks, on napkins, as memos in my phone, so I have enough bits of papers to really motivate me to fill in the rest. Hell Week stress: resisted.
I have a Natural Sciences 2 final, a Humanities 2 and a Social Sciences 2 paper to finish. Sitting down at my desk and placing my hands on the keyboard seems to only send my brain into panic mood and it begins filling with thoughts of anything else besides school work. Instead of my papers, I have made a To Do list for my new house, bought plaster, shopped online for a Mother's Day present, began writing my novel (I'm not even joking), tweezed one eyebrow, reorganized my music library and am now writing a blog.
However, I'm not stressed. I know myself and I prepared for this week. For the last month I've been writing bits of all of my papers in notebooks, on napkins, as memos in my phone, so I have enough bits of papers to really motivate me to fill in the rest. Hell Week stress: resisted.
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