Proclaiming that God Will Do It Again & Again

The Killer Called Procrastination

When I go back to heaven and meet Jesus one day, and He asks me what is one thing I wish I didn't have in my lifetime on earth, I would surely say, 'Procrastination'.

My number one enemy has got to be procrastination. I mean, I have confidence in my work attitude, the quality of my work, spirit of excellence etc, but I am sorely defeated by procrastination. When I meet aspects of work which I do not especially enjoy doing, I would chuck it aside until it's critically necessary to start working on it. Sigh, does it happen to you? I hope it does, so I am not the only loser around. =P

The scary thing is that procrastination can become an obsession. It is a comfort zone that I escape to whenever I am faced with things I didn't feel like doing at that point in time. There is a stack of papers on my table, which I see everyday and know that something got to be done to it, but I keep telling myself, 'TOMORROW'. And the stack keeps piling higher and higher..

To encourage myself though, overcoming procrastination is one of my daily prayers to God, and I have seen improvements in myself really. One of the things I do to counter procrastination is to start working on it immediately when I get the task. That way, I will kick start the whole process and I will work on it bit by bit until it's completed. Once I put it aside for 'KIV', I might never start on it at all. Or I may frantically try to find that piece of paper when someone chases me for the reply or the status. (!!)

As for the stack of papers that required my attention, I worked on them yesterday and there was a VAST SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT after that! I love the feeling of shredding and throwing away unwanted papers because it meant I am accomplishing them bit by bit. Works very much like detoxification. Throw away the unwanted stuffs so that we feel cleaner and healthier. =D

I am quite sure I will have alot more to say about this topic of decluttering and throwing away unwanted stuffs later on, since I will be preparing to shift house very soon. Let the packing (and throwing) begin!

The essence of procrastination is very well reflected in this quote by Bernard Meltzer:

"Hard work is often the easy work you did not do at the proper time."