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twofingerdoubletap
Back in the old days, when we just had typewriters, you dreaded fuck ups near the bottom of the page. Hated starting over!
myfriendthedoppelganger
I once had a week to write a seven page paper. I waited until the day of, wrote it while in 1-6th hour, and turned it in 7th hour :)
Tinsoldat
Parkinsons's Law. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_law
tinner20
I did my best writing when there was pressure because I procrastinated
MuresanDani
You have anxiety issues. When you think of what needs to be done you become very anxious and your brain wants to avoid it.
StevieTheAussie
I’ve literally got 8 days to finish a university assignment, had all month, still haven’t started, probably won’t start tomorrow either.
Reinette
Gotta wait until the old apathy/panic balance tips, huh? I'm the same.
certainlynotaserialkiller
motivations
I'm posting this ?
NothingButGravy
Not saying that all procrastinators have ADHD, but I do, and let me tell you it is absolutely an illness that affects every area of my life.
wwny
Can confirm.
najtrows
could be ADHD
deepfriedsoylentgreen
Writing is just putting your thoughts on paper.
RonnieKielbasa
If tomorrow's not the due date then today's not the do date.
captaintern28
Clever
slakefather42
College was a long time ago and I still have panic dreams of doing assignments at the last minute. Good times!
captaintern28
What are the dreams like of the bad times?
slakefather42
SirFrancisCat
I think it's more about the refinement process. Anyone can take a shit all over the pages and hand it in, but almost all writing benefits >
SirFrancisCat
From a second draft or at the very least proofreading.
CoraciasLilac
I wrote my entire masters thesis (80 pages) with all the background in 5 days. My data research was earlier, though.
Thefilthwizard
Your master's thesis was only 80 pages? What was it in?
CoraciasLilac
Avian genetics. The majority of work was compiled genetic data, which went into a data repository, and not written. That took forever.
Thefilthwizard
Ah, okay, yeah, that makes sense! Admittedly, half of mine was filled withe esoteric graphs explaining parametric design and such
afshinFlyer
تو از این تهدید میترسی؟
dalaiyoda
You tell me.
afshinFlyer
اسم پیشت رو فراموش کردم یا اشتباه پاک کردم. میتونم این اپ ها رو پاک کنم. خواهش میکنم ناراحت نشو، بگذار یه دفعه کار رو تموم کنم. خداحافظ
afshinFlyer
اینو هم فراموش نمیکنم که یک بارهم بفارسی ننوشتی ، این یعنی منو به خایه شوهرت هم حساب نکردی.
mastodoff0
Favorited into oblivion
joyouspopsical
Do y’all spend your work and leisure time at the same computer sitting on the same chair? Try moving to a different space when you work, 1/
joyouspopsical
Have 4 distinct spaces to sleep, relax, exercise, and be productive, and treat the spaces as sacred. It’ll make a difference I promise. 2/2
LocalZoophile
What if you're only allotted two spaces, and one is your bedroom?
tippex9917
Have you considered being richer?
AlliCatVela
with every breath I take
LocalZoophile
I have considered that money would solve almost all of my problems.
DefinitelyNotACat
Got it, sleep in my bed, exercise in the living room, relax in the bathroom, be productive in the kitchen. That's... That's all my spaces.
UserSubHunterOfIndeterminateGender
Thats called executive dysfunction and is a symptom of serious mental health issues.
Psychonaught01
I'm going to diagnose you with the asshole
ninjaguineapig
It's called procrastination, and if you're not a psychiatrist don't go around diagnosing people with mental disorders.
Mannananan
Well said!
HorseMcFucker
It's not actually procrastination, but I agree that it's not executive dysfunction either. Source: I have ED and I have ADHD.
ChilledOutEntertainer
Why isn't putting something off procrastination?
Retronyx
Thanks for the insight, HorseMcFucker.
TreesNStuff
In this given situation, I would sit down in front of the computer and stare at the blank document, trying to force myself to begin, fail 1)
TreesNStuff
2) to do so for ALMOST 9 years and then complete the task at the last second, hating myself all the way. Is this similar to your experience?
LocalZoophile
Diagnosed with ADHD, and that's the same for me. BUT. I've been told that it's my anxiety that causes that, and my ADHD only exacerbates it.
CatatonicCowMoo
It is for me. Sometimes I even do it with going to sleep...
captaintern28
But was he/she being serious?
BarrackHusseinIslamabama
being serious is called "Hedonic dysfunction" and is a symptom of serious mental health issues
captaintern28
I concur with your diagnosis
captaintern28
And it took the professor less than a minute to give it an F.
Misterdruglicious
honestly professor got 150 papers to grade you really think he is going to do in depth analysis just regurgitate and move on with your life
captaintern28
No, but she is
haadyy
I had a paper to write in 2 years. Got scrapped 2 times due to leader changes, who forced me to 100% change my focus. New work was written
haadyy
In 6 hours right before the deadline. I got an A- from a hurry of 3 independent examiners. I didn't even read the book
captaintern28
But you did write it - that gave you an edge
LooseSeall
Sure, if you’re shit at writing
ApsychicRat
that assumes i think nothing of it until i write. i would often spend the time leading up to writing thinking about what to write for hours
wordington
Wrote a paper 2 hours before class once. Prof gave it an A+ and said I should consider publishing it. I told him he had low expectations
captaintern28
All you did was write down things he said and believed.
wordington
Given how niche the topic was, I'll disagree. But writing papers wasn't common at my college (art school) so he def had low expectations
mkimitch
O ye, of little faith.
captaintern28
and short papers
EngineerforPresident
Idk man. I never grew out of procrastination and I became a nuclear engineer.
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AlexjoneswatchingTporn
I wrote that when I was really tired
youmustgatheryourparty
captaintern28
That's scary for all of us
RevolutionOnHerLips
Graduated summa cum laude with several papers earning awards as well as a short story. I always did everything the night before.
captaintern28
Mister Rogers wouldn't do it that way.
captaintern28
Maybe you're just, dare I say it, that good?
sakela
Diamonds are made under pressure
captaintern28
Thank you for that mantra
iHateMyselfButIHateYouMore
Except the professors are even lazier than me and they just scan a few paragraphs for keywords then give everyone a B
somnif
Honestly, not really. I really do read every word of my students essays. And honestly, some students work fine at last minute. But not all.
iHateMyselfButIHateYouMore
That makes you one of the good ones and I messed around like that less if I knew the prof was actually paying attention
thedadwhogames
If this were consistently true, I would have procrastinated far less. It was fairly common for the opposite to occur.
Burstflare
Wrote all but my final paper for my major the day before it was due. Never got less than a B.
captaintern28
You gave it two days
Atajk
Right? Diamonds are made under pressure
iCurse
You ever clench your cheeks so hard a diamond comes out?
captaintern28
Yep, it was under my tongue
Ynigmatyk
For real though sometimes ill read back through after it's graded and I'm like wtf I wrote this? No way I wrote this. this is gold.
Quarantane
I'd have the opposite happen sometimes. "I wrote this? This is garbage. How did he not fail this paper."
mrui
he thought "nah, this good enough to pass" rather than read a new version of it later
Kate62
Because he waited til the last minute to grade it.
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
yeah, i procrastinate because it works.
captaintern28
You don't, but it does
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
why do you say i don't ? i am lazy as fuck and work well under pressure, doing stuff late really works for me, i got my best grades that way
captaintern28
I'm playing with words
reload2456
Yeah I have never and I do mean never failed an assignment I bothered to do and I procrastinate like a mother fucker.
reload2456
I've failed tons of assignments by simply not doing them tho. Flunked out of college twice doing that shit but then I went back and fixed it
captaintern28
Hence the name "Reload..."
reload2456
Nah that was my XBL name back on the original xbox. A few years before college anyway.
OddPota2
Same! Dropped out twice before they could fail me. I started all over & graduated with a 3.6GPA. Never overcame the procrastination, though
reload2456
Lol yeah me either. The procrastination wasn't the problem for me it was the crippling depression I was assigned as a millennial.
captaintern28
The opposite of what - an F? Is that a D?
thedadwhogames
I’m going to assume you’re being genuine: If an F is the mark of utter failure, the opposite is an A (great success) in U.S. education
captaintern28
That assumption was your 1st mistake. I like the phrase "fairly common" though. I think I'll start using it. No meaning, but sounds nice.
thedadwhogames
Hoo doggie, someone is real cranky. Does being wrong about something (a project completed under strenuous conditions cannot be successful)
thedadwhogames
Oh and also what was my second mistake? Your “1st mistake” comment has me in deep suspense!
Vonmonj
Yea I once scored highest marks on a midterm paper I did between classes the day it was due because I thought it was due the next week.
captaintern28
So in your mind, you were doing it a week in advance?
Vonmonj
Nah I found out in my earlier class from someone who was in both that it was due that day
DmForDucks
I have this mindset in every breath I take
ToiletPigs
every move you make
PhospheneAddict
Every step you take
jupitermonkey
i'll be watching you...today, i'll do my assignment tomorrow
Soufange
This was literally me doing house work and meal prepping yesterday. Had FOUR days off to do this shit. Started at 3pm.
afshinFlyer
Your Birthday not was in september?
Soufange
Wat
afshinFlyer
Wat !
afshinFlyer
پس قرار اومدنت کنسل شد . تموم ؟
browsererror
As a project manager, I'm sick of this shit. This is why we have daily standups
tippex9917
Would you say you're a....standup guy?
Gofdunk
It's called ADHD. Go get diagnosed and treated.
Noob3rts
I have a 4 page paper due on my birthday, Friday, and then a 10 page literature review alongside a 7 page theory review on Monday. FML.
ElbowdeepinAgony
: (
alyssazcs101
5000 words due today on theory and 5000 due tomorrow on cutlrural resource management. I'm with you!
iamgrilledcheese
My birthday is the same day, happy birthday
Noob3rts
Happy Birthday!
OddPota2
Pfft. You’ve still got time to take a break until Wednesday.
ActionJohnnie
Welcome to the suck
Noob3rts
Embrace the suuuuuuuuck
dumasaphobic
No papers to write as a computer science major.(some exceptions may apply) Except stupid general ed courses.
HelpfulCorn
This. Was a math major.
motivations
Your done ?
teamSafeway
*you’re
Noob3rts
Tag me on Tuesday and ask if I'm alive. I'm not sure I will be. hahahaha
motivations
You'll be alive I believe ? don't worry dude u gonna make it!!!
SuperFang
2yrs down for my undergrad, every assignment has been written night before due, lowest I've gotten is B+. They can't tell tbh.
merelyadequategooglymoogly
If you wait, there's always the chance that you won't have to do it.
afshinFlyer
My status no good. I've a Trubles , I dont told you everything of what is my problems. Please in two titles write to Persian what is your la
Darkorth
You don't have to do it if you just quit
meankittykat10
Yeah, I’ve noticed that too!
afshinFlyer
Too to late
afshinFlyer
Dont you know, Dead is so cold & Loneless &Darkness but no fear with me. But so Cold , Coldest thing in ..I dont know, I think writing wrong
HedonistBeard
It's not an illness, it's a natural human psychological reaction that some people have trained themselves to overcome. Some not-me people.
ParallelParkingInABurka
Must be a bunch of weirdos.
Babaloga
Procrastination can be a symptom of ADHD. Far from a diagnosis on its own, but the inability to work without extreme pressure is part of it.
Arrdenet
This. Look into it @OP if this is really true of you. I'm 30 and just found out I have had ADHD since forever.
DoctorDang
It COULD be a sign of adhd, depression, anxiety, or a number of other executive function disorders. Or it could be bad time management.
captaintern28
Or the change to Daylight Savings Time
ChocolatePizzaMemes
I stayed up until 4am once finishing off paperwork which was due by 8am the same morning.
captaintern28
Is there something unusual about that?
KitchenClean
Same
DemonStressRelief
Huh thats crazy. Ive got a 7 page paper due in like 12 hours i only just started. Wonder what i got?
Kwaj
Assuming you actually know the material? Enough time for a nap.
quagma
So uh. It's been 9 hours. 3 to go. How's that paper going for ya?
DemSumBigAssRidges
I once wrote a paper the day it was assigned, and EVERYONE in the class looked at me like i had two heads...
WiFiLove
I have to design a mall by Wednesday, I haven't started yet. I won't be sleeping for two days lol
captaintern28
I would recommend it has space for shops
Rikuyo
Good luck man
RealityInflicted
I did that a few weeks ago with a paper regarding Hegels Master and Slave dialectic in "phenomenology of spirit". I don't know what I wrote.
captaintern28
But what grade did you get?
RealityInflicted
I shall be sure to inform you as soon as I get it back. should be any day now. The horror.
anewshineything
ADHD
TorvicIsSanta
Have you heard of Times Newer Roman?
gheorghiumihai77
You got this!
ChilidishSadbino
I forgot I had a midterm paper until 3 hours til it was due. I submitted with 5 minutes left at 10 pages. A
giordanom
Not a paper.
Ikindawantsoup
If you are like me, 94%.
CrimeBrulee
I wrote a 25 page white paper in a 36 hour marathon. A- from literally the smartest human I've ever known.
captaintern28
Smart because you got that grade
CrimeBrulee
Lol idk about all that. I think procrastinating can inspire greatness by way of necessity though
captaintern28
I must be in Guiness somewhere for procrastination
mikemonk1
certainlynotaserialkiller
Givememyaccountback
Meanwhile I'm 14 hours in to analyzing data for my lab report, I feel like I've got nothing done. Due in 12 hours...haven't started writing
captaintern28
That's my style! Keep up the good "work".
captaintern28
Please update us every 5 minutes
WitchDoctor666
Honestly that's what really takes me the longest too. I stare at the data for a whole day and then I'll write.
crazyspelling
As an attorney, half of my job is writing 7 page papers that are due in 12 hours.
crazyspelling
Definitely a skill you can develop!!
ElynaerDeiros
Once I did two assignments the day they were due during the lecture for one of the assignment subjects. Still proud of that one.
captaintern28
Why are these sounding like shaggy dog stories?
captaintern28
Once I turned in a paper with the word "Paper" on it and got a B+. It was a contemporary British humor class.
ElynaerDeiros
Yeah that's fair
ElynaerDeiros
Worst part is I got better than just a pass on both too.
captaintern28
And now you're a brain surgeon. Yikes!
ElynaerDeiros
Thankfully just an engineer, less dangerous /more easy to correct a fuckup
ICannotFeelFeels
I wrote 9 pages of my senior undergrad thesis the day it was due, along with the bibliography. Oh, and did the research. Got an A-.
captaintern28
And that was after going to the pub and having a few brewskies with my mates
zFUBARz
9 pages isn't much of a thesis to be fair.
ICannotFeelFeels
It ended up being close to 30 pages, when I finished. But I did a huge portion of it the day it was due.
zFUBARz
Ahh ok that makes more sense. And yeah powering through the last half to third is very doable once research and notes are done.
captaintern28
You have now passed inspection
captaintern28
That's why it was A-, not A
IATTM
12 page paper with about 5 pages of content from the quarter for me to weave in. Highest score out of 25 students; twice! It was a hybrid -
IATTM
class of English and Anthropology of religion, so our course work was graded twice: once for English, once by the subject matter expert. I -
IATTM
receivd the highest marks for each. I do my best work under time constraints. Makes me actually be able to concentrate on it.
captaintern28
You must have had plenty of time to write these posts
IATTM
See? No-time-constraints strikes again!
cATSup24
I had a poli-sci class. Final was an 8-page essay with 8 references, good enough to submit to their journal. I did that in ~6 hrs. B+
literallymike
Redbull, coffee, or adderal?
zFUBARz
20 minute power naps can do you for a couple days in your 20's.
cATSup24
I was a veteran by then, so I could sustain myself entirely by good ol' stress and maybe a smoke break or two.
literallymike
Impressive.
cATSup24
If you're stressed enough, you can stay awake for multiple days at a time. Ask a war vet about the longest they've stayed awake in the field
poorwhitetrash
I also went to the University of Florida!
Wmcmwa
8 references? That seems low? Is that normal for humanities?
zFUBARz
My part in a 5 person research thesis has 26 references on the final document for my alone, and we collected our own data. So no.
captaintern28
and on the second page ...
PokemonSexFinder
I really like that we're all such nerds we are discussing the topic of sources!
captaintern28
We should not be revealing our sources!
removekarling
for me in BA history, for about 8 pages you'd have to aim for 40ish. Depending on specifics you could get away with maybe 30.
cATSup24
That seems about right for history. Hell, for another 100-lvl class that was about the later Middle Ages, we had to give sources in exams.
cATSup24
It was a 100-level, and she admitted that -- depending on what exact topic you came up with -- there probably wouldn't be many sources.
HistoricallyMinor
I was gonna guess it was an intro class. Usually the higher you go the more you need.
Wmcmwa
My background was in biochem so would be referencing things as fact most sentances lol
cATSup24
Understandable. Humanities are a lot more fast and loose with "facts", and it's not like there's a lot of academic literature on AI ethics.
wiezzenger
For my papers and thesis the rule of thumb was a reference per page at minimum.
cATSup24
I wished I was that far south. That winter I hit black ice and crashed my truck in a ditch.
wiezzenger
I have a strong feeling imgur is putting comments in the wrong spot again...
Zaroxfireeye
No, that’s not normal. My shit was like a minimum of 20, and I’m in undergrad.
cATSup24
She knew there wouldn't be a lot of applicable sources about AI, and it was a 100-lvl course. I dunno what to tell you besides that.
michaeloberg
"I dunno what to tell you besides that"
iConfirmAnythingAndEverything
100 LVL course would explain it
Dragonfury5
Sounds normal to me. My college usually wanted 4-6 for humanities papers
dasklaus
I usually have 15-50 sources, and 80-150 footnotes, essays 10-20 pages. Philosophy in Germany here.
captaintern28
What % of those do you make up the last minute?
FluroShoes
I had 19 reference to apply for ethics for half my data collection. My report for publication is looking at 40+
captaintern28
What happened to the other half?
FluroShoes
References* wish you could edit comments! But I am in environmental science and I imagine you want as much proof as possible its supported
clevernametom
I used to have to do these 'write alongs' that were extremely strict formatted synopsis, thoughts, and dictionary of words you didn't 1/
clevernametom
know for my freshman year in high school. The big thing that every upper classman complained about was the Odyssey. You can an entire 2/
clevernametom
semester to do this for EVERY chapter in the Odyssey. They're supposed to be teaching our stupid 14 year old brains time management 3/
clevernametom
well I waited until the Sunday, the day before it was due, and did the entire thing in about 22 hours. I got a C. Worth it.
Bongosnail
And you're on Imgur...
cATSup24
1) Not sure what you're implying. It was 100-level, not my maj, back in '16, and I transferred the very next semester.
cATSup24
So I don't have a copy of it, don't know if it got published, and never cared enough to follow up on it.
captaintern28
But we suspect malfeasance - warrants an investigation by the Board of Regents.
Noksus
never had to write an essay in my life
spookysexyskeleton
home schooled?
TorvicIsSanta
Marine?
Noksus
nope lol
BrushesofDoom
ciriausly
Did you get 2ndary Education?
Noksus
yeah just graduated from university a year ago
ciriausly
Strange that not 1 essay's been written in your entire educational process.
captaintern28
He or she didn't say that an essay had never been assigned - just that they never HAD to write it.
Noksus
I live in Finland. I intentionally chose an education path with the least written subjects. IT stuff, programming.
loolapaloola
Feeling this. My master thesis is due in less than 4 weeks
TheRoyalOtter
Same... I’m halfway through the writing. Still doable but god why did I wait so long before actually writing
galorni
wrote mine the weekend before it was due, you'll be fine. as long as you're careful not to lose your work 6 hours before the due time
tippex9917
How much have you done?
loolapaloola
Text like 12 pages. But research is almost complete and the prototype I programmed is also 90% finished.
ParallelParkingInABurka
Pro-tip from those trenches years ago: do NOT wait until the last minute. Do it now. It'll only get worse. As if you didn't know that, haha.
Reinette
What subject? I've just started a part time publishing MA. Mildly hating my life right now cause I have a full time job, kids and horses.
loolapaloola
Information systems. Nice thing is that I write my thesis at work cause it's in cooperation with my emoployer
Reinette
Very cool. I wish mine was but it isn't. Good luck!
peikkos
How many pages? I was told 50, spent 4 months to write, then told 100 with a 3 month deadline while working fulltime. Was a blast.
loolapaloola
It says 60. But it's ok if it's less. I also had to do some research and programming a prototype. So it's not a pure theoretical thesis.
LetsTalkAboutSocksBaby
Huh, mine was 100 before references and appendix. Now I understand why MScs in my program were considered mini PhDs
loolapaloola
Funny thing is my bachelor should have 60 too. I was also surprised about the 60 in the master. Imo in subjects like computer science
loolapaloola
A thesis with a lot of text doesn't make sense anyway. There are papers about internet standard which are like 3 pages and they describe
Reinette
Have 800 words to write to finish an essay for my MA. it's due in today. ??♀️??♀️
KitchenClean
Did you get it done?
Reinette
Yep, two hours before the deadline too. ?
KitchenClean
Good for you! Unfortunately your actions are not up to caliber w/the Elite Procrastinators Club. Our members submit with less than 3 mins.
KitchenClean
What time? 800 words isn’t too bad. It’s like 8 paragraphs.
Reinette
It's done and submitted
Reinette
Yeah. 6pm. I just can't focus on this assignment for whatever reason.
captaintern28
Certainly has nothing to do with having good times on Imgur
Reinette
That's a symptom not the cause ?
captaintern28
A symptom of Toomuchfunitis