Do you procrastinate?
Was that even a
question? Find out, how some of my pals
do! You would surely relate!🐒🐒
- How does Anaya Mazumdar procrastinate:
DISCLAIMER
I am
neither defending this activity, nor promoting it. It is just a humble attempt
at trying to dilute the negative connotation attached to this word and maybe
looking at it with a different and lighter perspective.
So I love to sing, I love to read, I love to write and there
are many more such “love to’s”, all of them requiring some amount of time
commitment.
The last word in the previous line is such that gives almost
all youth the shivers – commitment. Because commitment is something which is
easier said than done, right? Like okay, I go ahead and make a promise to
somebody with so much assurance of the task being completed on time that my
inner Salman Khan from ‘Wanted’ comes out.
And then I realize I am forgetting one of my favorites “love to’s”
called Procrastination. This is my favorite hobby as it needs the least amount
of practice, it just comes so naturally. Parents and teachers think that we as
students are fools to do everything ‘last minute’ but they are missing the rush
we experience at this seventh hour stress.
Okay, now I cut to the chase.
Procrastinating gets
me, every single time, like a hungry puppy waiting for treats. I feed this
puppy and all it does is asks for more. And puppies are cute right? How can you
deny such angels food? How can you shoo the poor little procrastination puppy
away?
There is no doubt about the fact that productivity takes a
huge hit when you procrastinate. It’s like digging your own grave as you let
precious time flow out of your hands. Had I been running the nation, our
economic efficiency would’ve been nowhere. However, there is one fact missing
here, one element that is undermined. Spontaneity.
That ‘last minute’ pressure owing
to procrastination helps me expand my creative limits infinitely. I sometimes
wonder at the capacity of our human brains to create a masterpiece at the spur
of a moment from minimal available resources (What we Indians colloquially call
jugaad). So maybe my nation wouldn’t have
had flourishing banks but would’ve probably had households for production units
(because I’d be lazy enough to set up industries) thus making numerous
Antillas.
So here’s how procrastination works for me :
Procrastination → less productivity
↓
But
spontaneity
↓
So Jugaad
↓
Therefore something out of the box.
- How does Bhavi Mehta experiences procrastination:
“Give me half hour I will get the work done.”
“Sorry, give me an hour more and I will give it to
you”.
“Can I give it to you by evening?”
“By 12 I will mail it to you”
“Tomorrow morning, we will do it together”
Don’t we all do this? Like I always do this. Of course we want to get the things done ASAP
but if we do it that will stay lazy? Who will be a couch potato and sit on the
bed all day doing nothing?
As we sit down dedicated like never and determined
to complete what we think is a work load suddenly we realize,” where is my
water bottle?” so I get up to quench my thirst, constipated since ages water
gives me pressure like never and loo becomes my favorite place to hang out.
Feeling like a feather I sit back again to get my work done. *ding dong* “hello
beta! Some paratha?” those sparling eyes and the sweetest smile how can anyone
refuse that? Of course I will have those parathas loaded with makhan.
Now I sit back again. But nothing strikes me so I
just sit there staring at my beautifully painted walls. How did I never notice
that my walls are sea pistachio bottle deep green color?
- How does Jhanvi Adatia experiences procrastination:
“How to not procrastinate” I typed after wasting
362825382 days of my vacation which I could’ve used to build a new nation,
write a trilogy and do all the things I wanted to do if I hadn’t, chosen to
practice my dance choreography to nimbooda for exactly 56 days just in case I
may need it.
If only I had walked the miles I had scrolled on a
magically operated energized piece of metal that acts as a toxic boyfriend
trying to separate me and my girls; I might as well have had a booty like
Beyoncé.
The spiral road, my friends, what they show in
inspirational pictures that comes in between you and your success isn’t people
putting you down; we have to admit its procrastination.
The dog that ate our homework does exist, that dog,
is my ability to procrastinate.
Let’s get to the sunny side of this term,
procrastination has actually lead to brilliant things
Imagine would there be any wonderful memes on this
planet if some lazy butt hadn’t ignored his actual work to procrastinate and
update his social skills by writing hilarious things above pictures?
Or like would people ever discover their hidden
talents if you hadn’t procrastinated or found a fandom that totally destroys
your soul but you love it.
- How do I manipulate with time:
With a lot of portion over my
head, a heck lot of deals left to crack, with a planar over the table and a
determined mind, I promise myself to just ‘have a peek’ to the social world.
But the miles I scroll over that phone, the updates never end.
I always make a false assurance
to myself that I did well today, and this was the only content I could cope at
the time given. But not missing the part, I add, “Tomorrow, we will achieve more!”
Tomorrow, which is a Bermuda
triangle where 99% percent of all human productivity is stored.
This world is magical, where one
can get frustrated over self! I throw my phone forcing the data button off with
a little promise to not touch the gorilla glass for at least an hour, or it
would turn my life as a Jurassic park
where my dad is the Godzilla. Like the reference, my approach was confusing.
Those are the best 15 minutes of
my study!
But as the phones look at me with
a grief that it could not waste my time, that shiny screen loses its shine; it
pops up with SMS, showing me its loyalty. I own a pet.
I call it a “Pee break” where all
of my pals missed my presence! Half of them created a score of 250 over a
group, few loved my display, and handful wanted my help and Holy Jesus! Had
that crush to come online right now?
“Manav, do you want to look rude?
Do you really want to ignore all of your loved ones and turn a loner for life?
HOW INSENSITIVE ARE YOU”, said my conscience.
And I replied,
I did well today, and this was the
only content I could cope at the time given.
- How does Pooja Agrawal manipulate with time:
Procrastination
is popularly called a vice, uncannily possessed by a majority of the world's
population with the ability to single - handedly destroy their future. I would
give you the exact definition, but I'm too lazy to look it up; maybe another
day.
Considering
that procrastination is basic human nature, you'd think that we would have
found some sort of explanation, and hopefully, a "cure to this
unproductive vice". Scientists, however, attribute this as a failure to
maintain self-control and identify our feelings. I simply attribute it to
laziness, and a somewhat misplaced sense of complacency that repeatedly assures
us we're smart enough to finish any task just in time.
And you know
what? More often than not, we are. I don't see why procrastination is
necessarily a bad thing. Most of my best ideas have come when I'm caving under
pressure, itching to meet a deadline.
A staggering
57% of people agree with me, according to a recent study. A lot of them have
gone on record to assert that their last minute pressure enhances their
productivity. Some even go as far as to say that they are never even able to
give an average performance when expected to finish a task well before
time.
Maybe
procrastination isn't the best trait to have in the long run, but I say if it
works for you, you keep it. Not counting this as a vice is in my opinion like
supporting pineapple on pizza. A lot of you will disagree with me, but those
who don't, will understand exactly where I'm coming from.
So,
procrastinate. Or don't. Who cares as long as you get your job done on time?
And at the end of the day, isn't that what we aim for? To please the wretched
mistress that is time. To keep her in check, to control her, and if possible,
be a step ahead of her.
Conclusively,
I would suggest you do what works for you. Time and tide wait for none; early
birds and procrastinators alike.
P.S - I just
used the part about pineapples on pizza to prove my point. I think it's an
abomination, and pizza privileges should be revoked for anyone who thinks fruit
goes hand in hand with a slice of Italian heaven.
- This is How Preya Mehta figured a solution:
My story of procrastination is not based on how I
fail to follow my schedule and target every day but how this stops me from
being a better person. I’m sure, regardless of the age all of us know our flaws
and can exactly determine the part which we need to work upon to be a better
person. There are these insightful nights and drastic realizations on the
occurrence of something wrong that throw light on how we are doing something’s
WRONG. Every time that I think about karma and one’s wellbeing, I figure out
several things that are yet to be ticked in the bucket list of being a good
person. Being a good person is what you want mentally, after seeing the faux
facade of show, pomp, money and looks and there has not been a single day when
I haven’t attempted to be one. When you procrastinate over work, you have other
days to complete it, but when you procrastinate over your conscious.. trust me,
your opportunity is lost!
It is quoted that ‘opportunity strikes only once’
however I beg to differ. My idea of a successful living includes finding,
hunting and grabbing the opportunity rather than waiting for it to strike and
here is the point where my procrastination attitude sets me back. The world is
constantly updating and upgrading itself and my indolence on the other hand is
keeping me away from that ideal image of mine. It is simply restricting my
potential and caging my talent and light. One day, I attempted to follow my
day’s duty with zealous determination and I couldn’t be happier. The feeling of
contentment is worth cherishing and that motivates me to hustle for the best.
There lies a path that has to be walked upon before this long preaching, but
I’m glad to say that the journey has started❤
Do we have a solution?
I think yes! Sheer determination and motivation is
the solution to this problem. We have motioned ourselves to be the way we are
because of our repeat cycle of actions, but now is the time to believe in the
possible change. Yes, it is as possible to tick all to do’s as it is possible
to wake up by your first alarm. Utmost WILL and WANT should dominate over your
need, and that’s when you’ll realize your truest capabilities. Believe, Hustle
and Conquer
