Procrastination: Focus On The Things That Really Matter

Procrastination
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Procrastination
One obstacle in my life that I have been trying to overcome for a long time is procrastination. I have not yet managed to completely defeat this obstacle, but I am somewhere. I would often delay doing things for no reason at all. I would find it easy to do things that are not important at the expense of those that I should do. For example, if I had school assignments that I am supposed to research, organize and hand in early, I would wait until the night before the due date. Instead of working on it early, I would easily handle housework while pushing forward the assignment. It would remain at the back of my head, but I would find myself paying attention to other non-important stuff. I would watch TV, chat with friends, or even scroll through internet pages, but I would not take a moment and sit down to focus on the things that really matter.
Procrastination was a big obstacle not only to my academic performance but also to other aspects of life. As I have said, when I had assignments that had long deadlines, I would focus on other stuff like housework instead of them. Ironically, when I know it is housework only that I should get done, I would find myself doing other things that are not equally important. I would say procrastination had been a problem in my life and while I have fully defeated it, I am more aware of myself now and ...