procrastination and vent

[katie_christ]

so i've got a fairly small (4-7 pgs) paper due this afternoon, and i've barely started. i procrastinate worse than anyone i know, but i also do my best work under pressure. i'm bummed out about this paper though. it's for my mini term class on the Great Depression in Film. i made a C on my last paper for the class (the LOWEST grade i've ever made on a paper - i'm usually a paper writing queen). i just don't understand what the prof wants, even though i've talked to him half a dozen times. he's so effing vague! we have to pick a theme from the movies and readings and write on it. i thought i did a great job last time, but got marks off for not directly referring to the readings on some information i felt to be common knowledge, mentioned in several of the movies and the readings AND stuff that a history major should just KNOW (especially in a nearly 400 level class). he also graded 20 something 4-7 page papers overnight which makes me feel even ickier about it. now i'm nervous about this one and it's due in 3 hours. UGH. it doesn't help that i missed 2 1/2 classes while i was sick (recurring mono is no bs) and the movies weren't available for streaming due to one librarian's concern over copy write issues. i've picked the relationship between the labor issues in the 30s and family struggle to write about. i just don't wanna we only have 2 grades in the class and if i don't make a B, my scholarship may be dropped, which is why i'm taking summer classes in the first place (to bring my GPA up).
:violin:
guess i'll stop dicking around on the interwebs and write this paper.

 

[Just Me]

so i've got a fairly small (4-7 pgs) paper due this afternoon, and i've barely started. i procrastinate worse than anyone i know, but i also do my best work under pressure. i'm bummed out about this paper though. it's for my mini term class on the Great Depression in Film. i made a C on my last paper for the class (the LOWEST grade i've ever made on a paper - i'm usually a paper writing queen). i just don't understand what the prof wants, even though i've talked to him half a dozen times. he's so effing vague! we have to pick a theme from the movies and readings and write on it. i thought i did a great job last time, but got marks off for not directly referring to the readings on some information i felt to be common knowledge, mentioned in several of the movies and the readings AND stuff that a history major should just KNOW (especially in a nearly 400 level class). he also graded 20 something 4-7 page papers overnight which makes me feel even ickier about it. now i'm nervous about this one and it's due in 3 hours. UGH. it doesn't help that i missed 2 1/2 classes while i was sick (recurring mono is no bs) and the movies weren't available for streaming due to one librarian's concern over copy write issues. i've picked the relationship between the labor issues in the 30s and family struggle to write about. i just don't wanna we only have 2 grades in the class and if i don't make a B, my scholarship may be dropped, which is why i'm taking summer classes in the first place (to bring my GPA up).
:violin:
guess i'll stop dicking around on the interwebs and write this paper.

I feel for you, I am a terrible procrastinator, always have been. "Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow" is my motto. :lol:

I always thought I did my best work too when under pressure, but I think you will find that is not true. Try it next time and I think you will find spreading out the work and not feeling the pressure will get you a better grade and could help with the recurring mono, stress is a major factor for recurrence.

Good luck with the paper.

 

[Neudiin]

Didja get it done?

 

[lordmagellan]

True story:

I bought a book on overcoming procrastination- never got past chapter one. The first page basically said, "Don't worry if you don't finish this book the first time you read it." I took that to heart.


But I'm with Neudiin, did you finish?

 

[katie_christ]

thought i replied to this
i did finish my paper! and i ended up with an A in the class! (which means i had to have made an A on that last minute paper!)
i've really always been able to get my work and studying done while pushing the limit of "almost due" or "test's tomorrow" but it is super stressful! and yea, with my super shitty immune system (my body hates me), my doc has said stress=sick me.
i always buy planners and write everything in them, then i never open it (unless i think i'm about to have a test or something due and need to check). i'd completely read book on overcoming procrastination, but i'd probably never put anything into practice. i'm terribly unorganized, despite genuine attempts to overcome it. i'm one of those people who keep all their stuff crammed into piles that look like junk, but i know exactly where everything is. part of my summer goals is to become more organized!

 

[Nicola_G]

Yay! Congratulations!!

I'm a disorganized mind and severe procrastinator as well. I will say this though - those of us that are seasoned procrastinators usually do pump out quality work. I think some people just work better under pressure. I know I do, personally. The tick of a clock is like a little motivator or cheerleader, pressing me to produce. It's great for what I do besides camming, and is great for what I am in school for, but if I wait too long...yeah, sometimes the stress can get to me. As far as your organizational woes go, I wish you the best of luck. I've kind of accepted that I will always be disorganized and have limited my number of belongings specifically because of this. I have a lot of little art supplies and trinkets everywhere at any given moment, and when I'm done with whatever phase of my life I'm in - I sell or toss these (depending on what condition they're in). That helps a lot.

From one procrastinator to another, congrats miss katie!

 

[Neudiin]

Congrats on the A =)

 

[LadyLuna]

I know exactly what you mean about organization issues! I used to be absolutely horrible. To my shame, what fixed it for me was my dust mite allergy decided to go from so mild I forgot about it for long periods of time, to so aggressive I can't go a week without dusting. x.x

It's easier to keep dust off of plastic boxes than piles, and despite being able to find exactly what I want in piles easily, the only way to find anything when it's in boxes is to actually keep them organized. So nature forced this on me. It likes to do that.