"Procrastination is the thief of time."

-- Edward Young

I've been suffering from procrastination for a long time. Since college indeed, and it's getting worse in this semester. I labeled myself a creature of deadline--I always printed out my paper ten minutes before the class began. I never understand the word "deadline" as well as now: you cross the line and you'll be dead.

For those who might not know the exact meaning of the intimidating word, procrastination means putting off something one should be doing. The moment I write down a task on my to-do list, the task starts to haunt in my head. I try to avoid it by all means and the escape leads to greater anxiety and disappointment with myself. The more anxious I get, the more I decline to get it done. Sick circle! More that that, I get distracted by all other fun or even not fun stuff and have to get away from work from time to time. Oh Gosh! That's not what I am supposed to be! I don't wanna drop out of school simply because I can't control myself!

So now I'm writing this down and expose my problem in front of you. I need some self-help. This book might be a good tutor [ Thanks for Dr. Clay Tucker-Ladd's generosity for sharing the book ]. Time to work now. I mean it, seriously.