I literally cannot put words to paper unless under pressure. I have to be in that crunch-time frame in order for my brain to take things seriously. As I write this, I have 4 other screens open on articles I am "reading" so that I can type up this term paper due...TOMORROW. I tried to start it a week ago but couldn't because I wasn't under pressure. I hate myself right now.
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I was going to answer, but I'm too busy procrastinating.
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I definitely can relate to the self loathing, as a part-time teacher I always save up my work until I have a deadline and hate myself for it during the late nights that result. I do agree that I work best under pressure too though.
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@lemondrop: hehe. You're in education, right? They always say you won't produce quality work when under pressure, but I have done this all my life and am a great writer (I guess? My grades say so anyway). I think some minds just cannot produce unless pressured, while some minds cannot function under pressure.
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Yes and I'm going 8 years in my phd program. It's shameful. In my defense my program is a clinical one so I've done a ton of classes and practicums. But the dissertation still should have been done 2 years ago - also in my defense I then had a baby and got a full time job. But still it is ridiculous that I'm not done yet. The pressure is finally on and I will be done this summer
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@californiadreams: My program has a time limit! I am actually glad. It's like it was made for fools like me. The max they allowed me to defer my studies was a year for my son. I really don't know how long it would've taken me to get the guts to go back (in such a timely manner) otherwise.
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@CupQuakeWalk: hehe, I'm writing a paper tonight, too! I think it's a grad school thing...we work best under pressure!
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I do this all the time! I work with client deadlines and my best work is always when it is due ASAP and every time I promise myself that next time I won't procrastinate....vicious cycle
ETA: Exactly the same thing happening with my school work right now
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UGH, yes! I'm the worst about this. It causes me so much unnecessary stress--and yet I can't seem to fix it.
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@CupQuakeWalk: my program has a time limit too. if you pass it, you have a grace period of 2 years where all you need is a letter from your supervisor to reinstate you. i am coming up on the end of those 2 years! If i don't finish by then, i will have to reapply to the program, eek! i was also dumb and did not take apply for a one year maternity leave because i never thought i would need the extra time! haha.
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Yes. Big time. I sometimes use Pomodoro on my computer to keep me focused.
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Yes, to the point that it impacts my work. Probably my worst trait
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I'm exactly the opposite. I was that girl that everyone in my class hated because my homework would get done the second it was assigned to me and everyone else was up all night before the paper was due writing it. LO is the one who likes to procrastinate.
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Yep, and in all honesty, my best papers in school came from my night before sessions, so I am no help!
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I hated my life in grad school, for this very reason. I ALWAYS did things last-minute. It was common for me to set the alarm for 3am and finish things in the early morning. Like...a 20 page paper and I'd still have at least half of them to write at that hour. It's something I'm "working" on, which basically means I still wait until the last minute but don't let the stress get to me as much, lol.
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I like to work under pressure!
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I'm very much the same. I've gotten slightly better now that I'm working, but I still find myself up until 2 or 3 am working on briefs. I HAVE to get better at it now that LO is here, though, because who knows what will come up in the evening/early mornings. I hope I can make the switch!
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No, im the complete opposite but my husband is a serious procrastinator. I get sooo stressed when he waits until the last minute but he claims that's when his brilliance shines through
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