Today has been a flop. Sure, maybe 'flop' isn't a great word, but it is perfect for describing the sheer amount of unproductivity that has taken place on this day. I'm currently sitting in my third Starbucks of the day, drinking my fifth cup of 'Wellness Rev Up Black, Oolong and Green Tea Fusion' that's designed to boost productivity of the day: with all of my tabs and documents open to start working on my English thesis presentation, (Hi Francie :\ ) and the most I've done is re-read my original source and create a rough idea of what my thesis will possibly be about.
Though I find many excuses to procrastinate, my most common one happens to be: 'Oh I'll just do this quickly and then jump into my work'. If I'm eating a sandwich, I'll just watch an episode of TV whilst doing so, continuing watching after my sandwich crumbs are dry and crusty. Or my friends will start blowing up my phone and my brain tells me that 'I must respond as I am available'. The excuse that I find the funniest happens to be along the lines of, 'OH MAN, I should try to complete all the islands in Poptropica because I haven't played that game since I was 8 and OBVIOUSLY I'll be able to do it quickly and be covered in those virtual gold medals because I'm THE BEST!'. (Does anyone else remember Poptropica? haha :P). I have written exactly zero words in my presentation document, but I am up to season four in my quest of re-watching Friends. I started three days ago.... Because, why start something today when I can have a great and relaxing day and start t-minus 18hrs before the due date on an essay that I have done no research for??? (Hi again Francie, DEFINITELY NOT the first essay I handed into you...) Yes, clearly I am a procrastinating mess, but I get away with it because I always manage to hit that due date even if I haven't slept in 36hrs or arrive in class an hour late. And with my eyes tired, napping on my arms during class, I always do get just a little bit of satisfaction of finishing despite my 'being a complete sh*t person and actually the worst' (my own words). Because there's always that small bit of your brain that feels satisfaction when something is done: especially in a race against time. I'd like to think I'm slowly getting better... I've started using timers, stopping and starting frequently as to give my brain required breaks and to give myself the pleasure of still partaking in whatever my brain came up with that day. But, here I am, sitting in the third Starbucks I've been in today, (in an effort to change my environment to work harder and not be distracted), my fifth cup of tea nearly empty, and zero words written in my thesis presentation document. Clearly, today has been a flop.
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