Time and tide wait for no man.
Then why is it that we take so much pleasure in waiting, in procrastinating?
Maybe we feel that waiting gives us more courage? Or that the problems we need to solve will somehow solve themselves, although, upon introspection, we know that isn't true? Then it seems like the way to live life is to take a decision, and then fight with all our power to defend it, many times irrationally, and irrationality doesn't matter, especially if you're trying to convince another person what you're doing is right... as long as you gain a sense of command over the conversation, you've won in every naive spectator's eyes... whether you're being rational or not.
So when you get up everyday, how do you get up? There are days on which I groan, set the alarm for half an hour later, and go back to sleep. Even if I have to get up to change the alarm. And there are days when I've had more than sufficient sleep, and I get up quite easily... well, usually when this happens to me, it means I've overslept. But anyway. There are days when I over-oversleep and get up with a slight headache.
But most importantly, there are days when I wake up with a groan. I wake up with a groan, look at the clock and realize there's something I have to do today. Not immediately, perhaps, but I know that if I get up, I'll have an advantage getting started. So, despite all the rusty muscles in my body protesting, I get up, out of the bed, and push myself through. I get the triumphant feeling, then, of having defeated procrastination. And sometimes I think THOSE are the best days of my life.
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Do you really feel that way ? Because procrastination usually wins the battle in my case.. and 'waking up' or realizing i have an uncomfortable task to do doesn't fill me with exhiliration but rather, the uncontrollable urge to ... not exactly postpone but rather write off the task or find someway to squirm out of doing it .. which has been getting me into quite some touble recently.
"Procrastination usually wins the battle"? It postpones it, and eventually you do the task with a zeal you may not have had given more time. Yes, I'm not talking about the USUAL days, which are exactly how you describe them (and which got me into plenty of trouble recently too ;) ) . I'm not talking about... 'immediate enjoyment'. I'm talking about looking back on it after you've finished, and getting that feeling of accomplishment, and going to bed thinking you actually deserve it (in fact I actually try to tidy up my room on these days to 'treat myself to better surroundings')
And I think that I should start having a shot of rum everytime this happens. Hmm. That should be my next post.
Not the battle in the long run .. but giving into procrastination when u have a job waiting to be done.. the battle in your mind - do it now or not ?
There was this uncomfortable talk i had to have with a relative and i'd been trying my best to look for a way out or just forget about it but i got it done yesterday and i know now exactly what u mean .. no matter how uneasy u feel about getting it done, when it's over and done with you feel like a ton has been lifted off your shoulders ..
I actually said to myself "haha ! Just when life thinks it's crushed me and is about to devour me , vinay fights back ! " ..(i better not hear any wisecracks about this ) .. i felt good about myself :P
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