A friend (Dare) posted his frustration on WhatsApp Status saying:
Procastination is a bitch, because⦠Why did it take me less than ten minutes to do something that I procastinated for two weeks? Itāsā¦.Itās a bitch,Ā really.
And I thought to myself, yes, itās a bitch because it makes you do stuff you donāt even want to do. Like doom scrolling on TikTok when thereās an undone assignment and the deadline is in 2 minutes. Now, Iām left channelling my inner Usain Bolt and turning in the assignment at the last second.
Procrastination is a sneaky little devil. It lures you in with promises of temporary relief, only to leave you drowning in a sea of regret. The longer you put off a task, the heavier it weighs on your mind like a constant nagging partner reminding you of what you should be doing instead of binge-watching Ice Bucket challenges on YouTube.
This happens everyĀ time.
But guess what? Just like Dare (audio attached), once I start to tackle that tedious task, I realize it wasnāt as bad as I made it seem. In fact, it probably takes less time to complete than all the hours I spent procastinating.
Itās like ripping off a Band-Aidāāāpainful at first, but once itās done, you wonder why you didnāt do it sooner.
So, why do we procrastinate? Thatās a question that even God canāt answer for us.
My best attempt is: As long as we can breathe, we can procastinate.
*procrastinate š¤¦š½āāļø
Maybe itās fear of failure or itās just laziness on-the-red-carpet?
Whatever the reason, one thingās for sureāāāProcastination is like every other addiction (drugs, sex, scrolling-tiktok-till-3am); you keep going back to it for no reason.
But hey, recognizing the problem is the first step, right?
Taking action is the second step, but we wouldnāt take that second step anyway, would we?