Procrastination 1, Jennifer 0

This is the enemy of all enemies. I am probably the worst procrastinator you will ever meet. I will use last night and today as an example of my procrastination. Last night at work I did my PR Case Studies homework without a problem and turned it in. I knew I had a project for my PR Methods class due directly after my Case Studies class. After work, I gave myself one hour to eat a sandwich and watch TV and relax. Well...one hour turned into two hours. I began my project at 11pm and had to do curfew check at midnight. I was able to get a couple of things done before curfew and the rest of the list of things to do for the project didn't look too long...at the time. Since I was tired, I decided to go ahead and go to bed and I set my alarm for half an hour before I usually setting for, thinking I would somehow get up earlier. Yeah...didn't happen. I decided not to panic and finish the project between 12:30 and 2:30. Yeah, that didn't happen either. After chapel, getting my things around, and lunch, I finally ended up at the library at 1pm. Mind you, my Case Studies class is at 2:30...no problem! After working on about five different assignments for this project, I looked at the time and it was already 2pm. I also had to make a CD-ROM with all of my files on it, which I had absolutely no idea how to do. Luckily I was able to teach myself, but by the time I was done, it was 2:32...oops! I then realized I had forgotten the folder the project is supposed to go in, scissors and glue all in my room, which is half way across campus in the opposite direction of my class. Obviously, I knew I wouldn't be making it to my Case Studies class and just went back to my room and finished the rest of my project and turned it in ON TIME!!! (Yes, I am that girl that will use her last skip of a particular class to work on a project for another class.)

My question is, why do we procrastinate? I think everyone I know procrastinates in one way or another. I've been doing it my whole life, but somehow everything seems to get done, but not without a bit of stress and a few panic attacks. I think every semester my goal is to stop procrastinating. Well, this is my 6th semester in college and it has yet to happen. Does anyone ever learn their lesson? What would happen if we actually got things done early? For me, I don't think I would know what to do with my life. For all you non-procrastinators out there (if any), what's your secret? I would definitely like to know!