Procrastinate too much...

[Narvi]

I think that I seriously have some kind of mental problem. Every time I'm supposed to do something I don't really want to do, I set aside plenty of time in my mind. I say to myself, "Ok, you'll start your essay at 12:00 pm. You have all the research material, you just need to read it. That'll give you an entire day to do it." But then 12 o'clock comes around and I'm like, "Ok, I'll just play on the internet for like 10 minutes. I gotta check the weather anyway so it won't hurt to check some other stuff out too..." Then I end up at 12:00 am and I haven't done a fucking thing! Everytime I haveto do something, and I sit down to do it, I get this incredible urge not to do it. I really think I have some psychological problem that's stopping me from doing things when they're supposed to be done. I'm not one to be like, "oh I have mental problems" and I realize that people don't want to do certain things, but this is deeper than that. I actually almost get scared of doing the job. Once I get started and concentrated on it, I get it done in like half the time of most other people, but actually getting me to do it is crazy. I have so much conflict in my mind to do something so stupid as a simple essay.

Another thing that pisses me off is that I cannot study by myself for shit. I'll sit down, pull up the book and read and try to hi-light stuff, but I end up just thinking about other stuff.

Henceforth, I vow not to smoke marijuana while in college. Hell, I'll still get drunk, but I think every time I smoke I get more laid back, and I'm already a really laid back guy. Plus, I can actually feel my mind's sharpness getting duller. I don't feel quick and witty and things just don't pop into my mind. I just get really observational and say funny things. But weed is so good and smoking is so much fun, especially with friends.

I burn time so easily now. 20 minutes here, 10 minutes there, it all adds up. Guess what, I'm gonna stop writing this shit and go do my fucking homework!

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[Octocrook]

> I think that I seriously have some kind of mental problem.
> Every time I'm supposed to do something I don't really want
> to do, I set aside plenty of time in my mind. I say to
> myself, "Ok, you'll start your essay at 12:00 pm. You have
> all the research material, you just need to read it.
> That'll give you an entire day to do it." But then 12
> o'clock comes around and I'm like, "Ok, I'll just play on
> the internet for like 10 minutes. I gotta check the weather
> anyway so it won't hurt to check some other stuff out
> too..." Then I end up at 12:00 am and I haven't done a
> fucking thing! Everytime I haveto do something, and I sit
> down to do it, I get this incredible urge not to do it. I
> really think I have some psychological problem that's
> stopping me from doing things when they're supposed to be
> done. I'm not one to be like, "oh I have mental problems"
> and I realize that people don't want to do certain things,
> but this is deeper than that. I actually almost get scared
> of doing the job. Once I get started and concentrated on
> it, I get it done in like half the time of most other
> people, but actually getting me to do it is crazy. I have
> so much conflict in my mind to do something so stupid as a
> simple essay.

Yea...through procrastination I force myself to have to get up at 4 or 5 am to start and finish a project due that morning or somethin. Talk about a bad habit.

> Another thing that pisses me off is that I cannot study by
> myself for shit. I'll sit down, pull up the book and read
> and try to hi-light stuff, but I end up just thinking about
> other stuff.

Very rarely do I ever study, and I never take notes in class. Oh yea, and I'm on the honor list (3.5+ GPA)

>
> Henceforth, I vow not to smoke marijuana while in college.
> Hell, I'll still get drunk, but I think every time I smoke I
> get more laid back, and I'm already a really laid back guy.
> Plus, I can actually feel my mind's sharpness getting
> duller. I don't feel quick and witty and things just don't
> pop into my mind. I just get really observational and say
> funny things. But weed is so good and smoking is so much
> fun, especially with friends.

I wouldn't know about that...I hate smoking of any kind....especially cigarettes though...puke.

>
> I burn time so easily now. 20 minutes here, 10 minutes
> there, it all adds up. Guess what, I'm gonna stop writing
> this shit and go do my fucking homework!

You do that. Yea! See you back here in another 10 minutes :P

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[shawn]

> I think that I seriously have some kind of mental problem.
> Every time I'm supposed to do something I don't really want
> to do, I set aside plenty of time in my mind. I say to
> myself, "Ok, you'll start your essay at 12:00 pm. You have
> all the research material, you just need to read it.
> That'll give you an entire day to do it." But then 12
> o'clock comes around and I'm like, "Ok, I'll just play on
> the internet for like 10 minutes. I gotta check the weather
> anyway so it won't hurt to check some other stuff out
> too..." Then I end up at 12:00 am and I haven't done a
> fucking thing! Everytime I haveto do something, and I sit
> down to do it, I get this incredible urge not to do it. I
> really think I have some psychological problem that's
> stopping me from doing things when they're supposed to be
> done. I'm not one to be like, "oh I have mental problems"
> and I realize that people don't want to do certain things,
> but this is deeper than that. I actually almost get scared
> of doing the job. Once I get started and concentrated on
> it, I get it done in like half the time of most other
> people, but actually getting me to do it is crazy. I have
> so much conflict in my mind to do something so stupid as a
> simple essay.
>
> Another thing that pisses me off is that I cannot study by
> myself for shit. I'll sit down, pull up the book and read
> and try to hi-light stuff, but I end up just thinking about
> other stuff.
>
> Henceforth, I vow not to smoke marijuana while in college.
> Hell, I'll still get drunk, but I think every time I smoke I
> get more laid back, and I'm already a really laid back guy.
> Plus, I can actually feel my mind's sharpness getting
> duller. I don't feel quick and witty and things just don't
> pop into my mind. I just get really observational and say
> funny things. But weed is so good and smoking is so much
> fun, especially with friends.
>
> I burn time so easily now. 20 minutes here, 10 minutes
> there, it all adds up. Guess what, I'm gonna stop writing
> this shit and go do my fucking homework!
>

Use the reward method to stop this bad habit, let yourself have a joint or beer or go on the internet if and only if you finish you essay or whatever else you have to do, I had that problem and I think it's because you don't have your parents to tell you to do it and it's sort of a rebelious act even though your parents aren't there to know you did it anyway, and remember next time you start to procrastinate that if you screw up college you will end up working twice as hard for a third of the money you'll make from college, that'll motivate you if nothing else will. :)

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[Isildur]

> I think that I seriously have some kind of mental problem.
> Every time I'm supposed to do something I don't really want
> to do, I set aside plenty of time in my mind. I say to
> myself, "Ok, you'll start your essay at 12:00 pm. You have
> all the research material, you just need to read it.
> That'll give you an entire day to do it." But then 12
> o'clock comes around and I'm like, "Ok, I'll just play on
> the internet for like 10 minutes. I gotta check the weather
> anyway so it won't hurt to check some other stuff out
> too..." Then I end up at 12:00 am and I haven't done a
> fucking thing! Everytime I haveto do something, and I sit
> down to do it, I get this incredible urge not to do it. I
> really think I have some psychological problem that's
> stopping me from doing things when they're supposed to be
> done. I'm not one to be like, "oh I have mental problems"
> and I realize that people don't want to do certain things,
> but this is deeper than that. I actually almost get scared
> of doing the job. Once I get started and concentrated on
> it, I get it done in like half the time of most other
> people, but actually getting me to do it is crazy. I have
> so much conflict in my mind to do something so stupid as a
> simple essay.
>

That sounds a lot like me.

Sorry, I don't have any any advice, because I'm still struggling with the problem myself. =(

Do me a favor and tell me if you figure something out, though, because this isn't working for me. =(

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[shawn]

> yeah...i know where you're coming from. it's a tough
> problem to get over, but i'm on the way to beating it,
> myself.
>
> basically, my system is quite simple:
>
> no rewards, no babying myself...
>
> in fact, 'no' is the operative word here. through habit, we
> allow ourselves to get away with anything. the longer you
> procrastinate, the harder it gets to beat it.
>
> when you feel that urge in your gut that says "i want to do
> something other than what i have to do", you've got to give
> yourself a firm NO, and stick to it. that's it. no miracle
> cure, just mental toughness.
>
> procrastination is habit, and nothing else. through some
> discipline, you'll get through it.
>

[whiney voice]"But I don't wanna"[/whiney voice]

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[JCE3000GT]

Welcome to my world my friend. My friends call me "Dr. Procrastinate MD".

LoL...it's ok just make more of an effort and get LESS sleep...that seems to help me. When I sleep more than 8 hours I procrastinate more...when it's 5-7 hours I don't. Go figure...less sleep...more concentration...sounds assbackwards...

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[Paladyn]

> Welcome to my world my friend. My friends call me "Dr.
> Procrastinate MD".
>
> LoL...it's ok just make more of an effort and get LESS
> sleep...that seems to help me. When I sleep more than 8
> hours I procrastinate more...when it's 5-7 hours I don't.
> Go figure...less sleep...more concentration...sounds
> assbackwards...
>
Actually, sometimes sleeping too much can make you feel lethargic.

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[Isildur]

> So, I'm making a program that will automatically shut off
> your computer at a set time. Only problem is that although
> I'm pretty sure it works for Win 9x/ME, I'm having trouble
> getting it to work for XP/NT, because my procedure for
> giving my program shutdown permissions doesn't seem to be
> working...
>

I don't know about NT, but in 9X/ME your program just has to execute this command:
<pre>C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows</pre>

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[Isildur]

> > > So, I'm making a program that will automatically shut
> off
> > > your computer at a set time. Only problem is that
> > although
> > > I'm pretty sure it works for Win 9x/ME, I'm having
> trouble
> >
> > > getting it to work for XP/NT, because my procedure for
> > > giving my program shutdown permissions doesn't seem to
> be
> > > working...
> > >
> >
> > I don't know about NT, but in 9X/ME your program just has
> to
> > execute this command:
> > C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows
> >
>
> I think you meant RUNDLL32.EXE (though I could be wrong),
> but it's easier for me just to call
> ExitWindowsEx(EWX_SHUTDOWN, 0)
>
> The only problem is that calling this function in NT
> requires your program to have rights to call that function.
> Even when your program has rights (depends on the user
> generally, not the program... although the program could be
> blocked, I believe), the program has to go about enabling
> them.
>
> That's what I'm having trouble with.
>

I know that what I wrote works, because I copied it straight from the "Shut Down" shortcut I put on my desktop.

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