Hey harvard kids, do you guys procrastinate?

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<p>I kinda got a big problem with procrastination, like im procrastinating writing an essay thats due tomorrow by writing this thread. I already read the common tips in other guides and such, but do you guys have any other, unique ones that seem to work? thanks a bunch!! :D</p>

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<p>If you find procrastination is a weakness, why do it?
Not a current H student but just thought I’d pitch in.</p>

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<p>OMG. Yes. Being a procrastinator does not preclude success at Harvard if you have the skills to do great work quickly when the deadline is looming.</p>

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Exactly. That skill is such a huge advantage, and in my opinion comes from years of procrastination :D</p>

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<p>I’m not a Harvard student, but if you get distracted by online stuff:
[Steve</a> Lambert SelfControl](<a href=“http://visitsteve.com/made/selfcontrol/]Steve”>http://visitsteve.com/made/selfcontrol/)</p>

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<p>^ I can’t afford to get that software because I would just end up breaking my computer… lol</p>

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<p>In my case, quite substantially, actually. I have work to submit at various times throughout certain days of the week, yet in the intervening periods I continue to message-board, web-surf, read for pleasure, and so on, while compelling last-minute bursts of productivity before the respective deadlines. Working can be effectively postponed if there is a basic understanding of the time required to complete the task while adding some leeway to account for anything that might stall one’s progress (i.e., more procrastination). I actually perceive a better quality in my work when time is the predominant (and often sole) motivating force. But non-academic diversions aren’t necessarily a bad thing so long as one routinely reserves a sufficient amount of time for academic purposes and other mandatory obligations. Often the ideal scenario is merely coping with the undesirable effects of sleep deprivation.</p>

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^This.
10 char.</p>

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<p>Procrastinating right now. I should be sleeping or studying for a test, but whatever. Procrastination = story of my life!</p>

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<p>I think my son was going to answer, but he hasn’t gotten around to it yet–maybe next week, or next month–definitely by the summer–well, perhaps not.</p>

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<p>My procrastination is linked with my perfectionism. I can’t complete assignments well before they’re due because I will always consider them crap, and usually it’s just a deadline that forces me to hit File –> Print.</p>

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<p>We all procrastinate… well at least most of us here.</p>