I’m writing about education, yet again and with good reason.

My essay deadlines are creeping closer and closer. This time procrastination will lead to failure (er, again). So, I’m tackling my tendency to procrastinate.

You too can "Say No! to Procrastino."

Studying & Entrepreneurship

My two main areas of focus at the moment: Studying and Entrepreneurship. Each has its challenges, for example, I’m working on breaking down the massive goal of ‘doing Ethical Beads’ in to daily tasks. Each has its rewards: Writing for All Things Bright is a reward in itself, knowing I’m helping people is brilliant and getting feedback makes me grin inanely. :)

The biggest challenges? Time and fear, which are intimately connected, especially as I tend to procrastinate out of fear, thus leaving myself less time. Doh!

Lately being cold has been enough to stop me from acting. This is actually a big problem for me, as my parents switch the heating off when they go to bed, but I tend to work better at night. Aagh! I’m tackling it by slowly adapting to working earlier (e.g. by going to bed earlier to ensure I get enough sleep), although it’s cold in the mornings too - roll on Spring! Isn’t that terrible though? To let being cold defeat me.

So, what I need to do is, well, just get on with it - there are no shortcuts. In the long run, getting on with it now will mean I save time anyway, so better get to it.

Essay-writing, what’s to love?

Well, quite a lot really. I’ve chosen topics in which I’m genuinely interested. For example, virtue ethics is about working out the best way/s of living one’s life, how to be a better person and becoming wise - fascinating! These are all topics I explore, out of choice, at All Things Bright. So, I’m going to synchronise the two activities (essay-writing and blogging) more and thus cut down on the amount of work and ‘work’.

Resources

• Daily PlanIt: Why We Procrastinate
• Trizoko: 2 Rules to Stop Procrastinating
• 43 Folders: Motivation to do things you dislike

Update: I almost forgot to mention that in my next entry I’ll be bringing you up-to-date on my goals, which will also serve to give me something to measure my success against. 27 Jan