Those of you that aren’t interested in another rant about getting shit done, I recommend you stop reading now. Seriously. There are a ton of other fluffy bunny blogs out there that will lift your spirits and make you smile.

Today, this isn’t one of them.

Today, I take a stand and commit to stop putting shit off and start getting shit done.

The Master Procrastinator

I am a master at procrastination. Seriously, I once looked into declaring procrastination as my major. There is no one better.

I have been known to procrastinate down to the minute.

In the morning I regularly lie in bed staring at the clock. I’ll think to myself “I can lay here for two more minutes.”

Inevitably my two minutes run out and I think “I can lie here for three more minutes.”

I have applied the same technique God knows how many times to school work.

“I can watch one more YouTube video before I start my report.”

“I have time for one more StarCraft scenario before I build the prototype.”

The net result of all of that procrastination? More all nighters in the engineering lab than I care to count.

What’s So Special About Tomorrow?

Hindsight is 20/20. Looking back, 95% of the stress I suffered in engineering school was self imposed.

Yes, the work was hard.

Yes, there was a shitload of it.

But there was PLENTY of time to get it all done. The reason I was stressed and felt overwhelmed for the better part of 6 years of my life?

I didn’t shut up and get my shit done.

I’d put it off, saying things like “fifteen more minutes,” “tomorrow,” and “next Monday.”

There is nothing special about fifteen minutes from now.

There is nothing special about tomorrow.

There is nothing special about next Monday.

There is absolutely nothing special about any time in the future that isn’t special about right now. And you know what? It’s a helluva lot less stressful just getting things done now and not having to worry about them.

There Are No Excuses

I’ll admit, this isn’t a plug and play switch.

I’m coming up (fast) on thirty years old. I have three decades of laziness and procrastination to overcome. It’s a pain in the ass.

And I’m fully committed to making it work.

I’m writing (almost) every day.

I’m posting (somewhat) regularly on this blog.

I’ve even started some freelancing on Odesk.

So Why Now?

This post is mostly a rant, and for that I apologize. It’s mostly me drawing a line in the sand.

No. More. Putting. Shit. Off.

There are things in this life I HAVE to do, and things I WANT to do.

The more I put off the things I HAVE to do, the less time I have for the things I WANT to do.

This is me announcing my intention to take control of my life.

Stay tuned.

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