Emily on Procrastination
Mar 13th, 2009 by depressedteens
Hey everyone,
It’s Emily here. And unsurprisingly, everything has been pretty much the same lately: school is still kind of rough, I don’t have any time to do the stuff I want to do…Well, actually…I think I just lied to myself. Yes, school is still driving me up the wall, but that’s only because I’m constantly doing what I want to do instead of schoolwork, e.g., procrastinating. Yesterday I needed to look up a cupcake recipe and ended up spending almost an hour doing so just so I wouldn’t have to do homework. It’s pretty ridiculous.
I’m always struggling with the same problem. It’s always that…I know what I have to do and I know what it takes for me to do it, but I never do. (Yes, I realize that was very vague, but hopefully you get what I mean). Like, let’s say I try to eat well simply because I know I should. Eating well is good for me, eating bad food is bad for me. There’s nothing simpler than easy rules to follow, right? Well, that’s not entirely true. I’ve realized that it seems as though the easiest rules are the hardest for us to follow (or maybe just hard for me to follow). Because we’re surrounded by all of these simple rules of what to do and what not to do, things become complicated and simplicity turns into what we feel is impossibility. But then again I’ve got this sort of nasty plain Greek yogurt sitting in front of my face, and then I have a donut in the kitchen. Now ask me which of the two I’d prefer.
This is one of the topics we come back to time and again on Flipswitch. And a result of being “unable” to do certain tasks, I get extremely stressed out. I want to fix this. I can’t stand being stressed out anymore, so I’m going to try to set up a small, reachable goal involving schoolwork. I’m going to…create a schedule and try to follow it exactly, just like Gopi does; she definitely knows a thing or two about planning. I’m curious to see how it’ll work, and I’ll let you guys know. Hopefully this inspires you to stop procrastinating too. Until then, have a great week!
–Emily
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Hi emily, I’m the mom of a bipolar daughter who is 12 years old and have read your blogs and thought they were excellent. I’m looking for someone who can relate to my daughter as she knows no one who is bi-polar. She is now in hospital homebound and has been unable to attend school full time since the end of January. Could you please let me know if you’re willing to communicate with her. She could sure use a friend who understands what she feels. Thanks Michelle Grossman
Hi, Emily.
Procrastination for me is exactly the same. I feel mine takes a life of its own. I try to set goals for myself and follow through - but, I never do. This coincides with my depression sometimes when I am terrifed to do anything, let alone homework. Projects with other people are the hardest since I have to interact with other people.
So, I’m asking what did your schedule look like? How did you manage your time? How do you keep to it…because it always falls through with me.
Thanks,
Ashley.
Hi Ashley!
It’s Emily here.
Following a schedule is still pretty hard for me, but what helps is that I have a specific notebook to write it, sort of like a planner. What I usually do is write the approximate times that I need to get certain tasks done. For example,
Monday, March 30, 2009
4:00 - 5:00—Chemistry homework
5:00 - 5:30—Begin English paper
5:30 - 6:00—Eat dinner
I think what helps me the most is that I give myself that approximate amount of time to get whatever thing I need to do finished. I don’t follow the times exactly because it would be incredibly hard to, but each time I finish a certain thing on my list I check it off and (as cheesy as it sounds) I feel more accomplished. This actually motivates me to continue my schedule and get more things done, but different things work for different people.
Hope I helped!