ok, procrastination.

it's that thing we do to avoid real world responsibilities. everyone falls victim to it in some way somehow, and we are all innately aware of it. i did it all the time growing up, and i catch myself doing it to this day.

but why is it that we just let precious time fly by, knowing that the things we need to get done can be done, but we are choosing not to do them?

i think it's because humans (at least the ones in the west) take time for granted. and this also goes back to how we hardly ever think about the present moment. when we put things off until the last possible minute, and delay things in favor of "other important" priorities, we're always thinking and anticipating what is ahead of us. and never what is directly in front of us.

the voice inside your head that provokes procrastination probably speaks along the lines of:

"oh it's fine, i can put it off for a few hours."

but then those few hours turn into the next day. and then the next day. and maybe a week goes by. then a month. or a year. (depending on what said task is).

i guess what i am getting at here is procrastination never makes us think about the now. it always has us thinking about the future, and something i have come to internalize is tomorrow is never a promise. i guarantee you that 90% of the tasks you are putting off are either very easy or you just don't have the drive to start whatever it is you need to start.

if you give yourself at least five minutes to do whatever it is you need to do, that's better than not beginning at all. even if it means something as simple as getting into your car, train, or bus, to get to that important place, or making your bed in the morning so your room looks a little less ugly. the small things add up, and will encourage you to keep going. it's also a really good feeling getting things done when you know you have the time to, and you have time left in the day to do other things you feel you have had "no time for".

to put it blatantly: do yourself a favor and just fucking start, and stop thinking about putting that said thing off. you will find it makes life alot easier not just in your day to day, but in the long term.