Professional Crastinator
I'm procrastinating right now to avoid working on a pizza logo. I still put off errands and work a lot...mainly due to daydreaming, playing guitar and reading friends' blog entries for the millionth time. These are great in moderation, but they begin to add up over the days. Here are some ideas that have helped me at least feel a little more productive as a student:
* Procrastination Folder. Instead of having internet icons on the desktop for easy access online, they're hidden in a folder called "procrastination". It seems stupid and simple, but it's helped cut back on checking email and blogs every five seconds.
* 12-6-12. I fall in and out of practice with this one...it means reading websites and replying to email only at noon, 6PM and midnight. This is less of an issue now with tools like the Gmail notifier plugin and RSS feeds, but it's still proven to be helpful.
* 10-Game Daily Mario Kart Limit. Well, 15 if it's really close. 20 if your opponent is Cheapy McCheapoPants with red shells. 100 if your name is Don Simpson or Jeff Chin.
* Just Starting. Sometimes I am literally kicking and screaming when beginning a big project. It's not pretty; Zack Attack and neighbors within a fifty-foot hearing radius can attest to this. But putting work off always seems to snowball into something more overwhelming and worse than before, so making an initial dent is better than nothing.
* Calendar. Loosely planning out my days in written form has been good for structure (they used Apple iCal in NYC and I got hooked). It's always great to look back on a finished week and realize how much you really accomplished.
Thanks for this hypocritical procrastination break. Time for some Mario Kart.
Tuesday, November 8 at 3:02 PM
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