New semester, new me! Every time that new class schedule arrives, you promise yourself that things will be different; this semester, you’ll get all your work done well ahead of time so you can just relax when those big due dates roll along. And, of course, you never follow through. With friends, clubs, other classes, and our good friend Netflix, it seems impossible to fit in that huge project those the final weeks before it’s due! As the night before the deadline arrives, you know you’ll just have to bang it out in one big session. But that session never really goes according to plan, and you become trapped in the 11 stages of pulling an all-nighter: Unrealistic Optimism All right, so you’ve been procrastinating on that big project for weeks and it’s due tomorrow morning. But why stress? You can crank out that bad boy in no time. You grab a cup of coffee,
How to Procrastinate the Right Way According to Andy Dwyer
College can be great, but also overwhelming. Homework, jobs, friends, sleep and food. We’re lucky if we get two of those things, let alone three or four. And sometimes, we just can’t deal. We don’t want to be responsible or productive or tired anymore. We want to have fun! And who knows how to unwind better than the master of wasting time himself: Andy Dwyer. So instead of doing something actually responsible like looking for jobs and internships or dare we even say studying, here are some tips from a true expert in how you should actually be spending your time: 12) Reflect on your current circumstances. 11) Invent something elaborate that is beneficial in the moment, but impractical in the long run . 10) Whether with water balloons or garbage, start a fight with your friends. 9) Invent an alter ego. 8) Tune everyone else
The 10 Thoughts You Have The Night Before A Major Project Is Due
We have all procrastinated way too hard on a paper, project, or presentation at some point in our educational career. Here are just a few thoughts you may have had when you were doing that project the night before it was due. 10) Wait…you mean that project is due tomorrow? I totally thought I had a little more time. 9) That’s okay. I got this. It’ll be easy. 8) How have I been sitting here for this long and nothing is done? 7) What’s going on online? 6) Okay, no, focus.
An Open Letter To Procrastination
Dear Procrastination, I don’t understand you. I don’t understand why you’re so tempting or why you have such a hold on me. I know you’re bad for me, but for some reason I can’t get you out of my system. You’re a drug and I’m the addict. You know all of my weaknesses and use them against me. Whenever I need to get work done you’re always waiting on the sidelines for me to slip up and fall back into your graces. There’ll be times when I’m ready to give up on you, but then you dig your claws right back in. There’s no catching a break with you. What exactly draws me to you? Is it the promise of fun and adventure that you leave? Is it the sweet nothings you always whisper softly to me? You taste so sweet, but your aftertaste is always bitter. You’re so good and yet so




