Severe Last Minute Syndrome (SLMS)
I’m a sufferer of SLMS. The symptoms are:
- Constant procrastination.
- Of everything.
- Procrastination of even the attempts to stop procrastinating.
- Knowing by heart all available methods to stay awake artificially.
- Your body has been programmed to adjust to any amount of sleep, even none, whenever required.
I guess I show all 5 symptoms (I created the list myself, heheh) and I guess I’m just a SLMS patient, then. I’ve been procrastinating my whole life. I procrastinate about everything under the sun. It’s a horrible habit, really.
Like right now. I have to write a 2000-word term paper on stem cell research. And guess how many words I’ve written so far? Zero. And it’s due in 3 days. Muahahah.
But as an expert on SLMS, I’m quite convinced that I’ll be able to get it done in time. As always. Procrastination has never failed me. But I just suffer a lot towards the deadline. I’ll probably get no sleep the night before, and coffee will become my best friend. Regular trips to the bathroom to brush my teeth also help, occasionally.
You might think I’m mad*, but I find that working under pressure actually helps me. The adrenaline helps me think better. I’d rather cram all the work I need to do in a few days of sleepless nights, then waste weeks of preparation only to get the same effect. Like I said, my brain works better. Faster, too. Procrastination works! :o)
(*You should refrain from following my obtuse logic)
