It is 7:30 am and being an early morning person, I sit here smugly, feeling like I am already ahead of the game; after all, I have fed my cats and the Quail family outside, cleaned litter boxes, had breakfast, let the dog out, and caught up on the news. Why not throw in a blog on Procrastination into the mix of things to do today? There are still 12 good hours to go. Let's see what happens. I often get my best ideas while in the shower; off I go at 7:50 am. Wait, how did I already spend 20 minutes on this blog?
8:06 I am back at my desk. Unfortunately all I could think about, besides the three school assignments due the first week of April, was if rhetorical questions are acceptable in blog-writing. I'll stop by the library later and ask. I have not decided between my two blog titles yet: “Procrastination – The Blaming Game” or “Procrastination – Is Time an Illusion?” If time is an illusion, however, then being an early morning person may prove not to be as much of the advantage in life as I always believed it to be. The Blaming Game, now who doesn't want to jump in and participate in that? 8:30 am - I have to get ready for school. 11 hours left to go! But before I go, I wonder, how long are blogs supposed to be and what are the recommended paragraph lengths? I better add those questions for the librarian to answer as well. 9:30 am - I got the answers I needed from the library staff. I'm good to go. I really need to learn to reach out for help more often; it could become a game-changer. I also went online and found out that paragraphs in blogs are to be short. 2-3 sentences max. Sorry Francie! I struggled in deciding between my two titles, so I am combining them into one! Done. Off to my 10:00 am class. 2:30 pm - I am back at home and feel like I have been on a mini self-discovery journey by being really present to my thoughts while writing this blog. It made me aware of all the questions, and excuses, that come up and can sabotage your good intentions, and even excitement, of writing your first blog: “This was supposed fun”, “I don't get a grade for this, so why even write it?” and “Why did I agree to this?” to name just a few non-constructive thoughts that came up. 7:15 am - I couldn't see the lesson in this exercise yesterday, but my personal experience about procrastination is that reaching out to others, like our librarians, or English teacher, may just be the ticket to “re-charging” and staying on track. Procrastination is a personal matter, yes, but you are not alone. See you on the 30th!
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