Procrastination

I've been wanting to share with you my recent reflections on procrastination. Although I'm much better than I used to be (as a college freshman I'd stay up all night writing my English essays the night before, and seldom completing them), I still put things off, things I WANT to do!

It seems I put off doing things that are a bit new to me or which I think will be difficult. I recently put off selecting images for the Oxford Art Association photo show. Why? Because I don't like making decisions and find the task challenging. But, putting it off didn't make it easier. It just prolonged the niggling thought in the back of my head that I had to do it. Once done, over a period of several days, I felt a great relief! And, it wasn't as difficult as I imagined. What if I'd done the selecting sooner? Would I have avoided those weeks on minor anxiety? Probably.

Don't know why this is such a difficult lesson to learn.