Procrastination is Brilliant*

procrastination, but there’s better ways. i sailed through high school, then hit the brick wall in college

Attentionality

“I’ve honed procrastination to a fine art.”

Sienna was an honors student in the top 10% of her high school class. She lettered in field hockey, sang in the choir, led the debate team and ran  a small jewelry craft business. She had considered her study habits to be entirely college-ready, simply because they resulted in such good grades.

The same habits weren’t working out so well for her in college. After two semesters at a state college, she was in danger of academic probation. Her grades had progressively declined, she was anxious, experiencing palpitations and couldn’t concentrate. I asked her to tell me about her study habits. She took a deep breath and summarized:

“I’ve honed procrastination to a fine art.”

In truth, that is exactly what she had done. She finished literally everything in her life just as it was due.  Fortunately, she was brilliant and did remarkable work…

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