<p>I’m only a junior in high school (sorry!) but I can totally relate. I’m procrastinating right now actually. I procrastinate everything. It’s terrible. I wouldn’t say that I procrastinate out of laziness though. Not pure laziness, at least. It’s more like I’m stressed and tired, so instead of working, I do something relaxing and entertaining, say, for example, reading or scrolling mindlessly through social media. Of course, I’m only pretending to ignore the growing stress of the work I need to do. Eventually, the eleventh hour comes along and I’m practically hyperventilating with stress and wondering “WHY did I read a 400,000 word fanfic when I could have just finished The Odyssey for World Lit?” It sucks.</p>
<p>Something that works for me (sometimes!) is to imagine the consequences. To just sit back, no distractions and say, “If I start right now, I could be done in X hours, get enough sleep and make the A. OR I could do something utterly useless for the next few hours, suffer through a sleepless night and end up with something I wrote while nodding off a 3am and am ashamed to put my name on.” That’s usually the kick in the a** I need to get me going. Good luck!!</p>
<p>This was a really funny and interesting article on the subject. </p>
<p><a href=“Why Procrastinators Procrastinate — Wait But Why”>Why Procrastinators Procrastinate — Wait But Why;