3/15/2023 0 Comments Paper monsters adhd categories![]() The more the Panic Monster slept, the more confidence the monkey gained. My Rational Decision-Maker, who never realized how much he had relied on the Panic Monster, began to have difficulties carrying out his plans. Without deadlines to occupy him, my Panic Monster, who can’t think too far ahead, began to spend a lot of time in hibernation. As a Government major, most of my classes involved a couple papers, a midterm, and a final exam over a four-month stretch, which means most of the time, there were no hard deadlines anywhere on the horizon. The assignments are big, with a lot of time between deadlines, and since you’re not a child anymore, classes don’t treat you like one-no one forces you to pace anything. One day, high school ended, and so did my life as a somewhat normal-acting person. With deadlines looming constantly, my Panic Monster 2 was never fully asleep, and the monkey knew that while he could have some time at the wheel each day, he wasn’t the one in charge. There was definitely an Instant Gratification Monkey 1 in my head, but he was cute more than anything. There were a few dire moments, but for the most part, I was just doing everything at the last minute because I knew I could probably still do well that way-so why not. High school is full of regular deadlines and short-term projects, and even longterm projects had sub-deadlines that force pacing upon you. I never missed a deadline, but I only did anything the night before it was due. ![]() High school students are given all these lectures about “pacing yourself” on longer projects, and I proudly paced myself less than almost anyone I knew. ![]() (Or see a preview.)īack in high school, if you had asked me if I was a procrastinator, I would have said yes. PDF: We made a fancy PDF of this post for printing and offline viewing. Note: To best understand this post, you should first read Part 1 of Wait But Why’s previous post on procrastination. ![]()
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