“Conjoiner rejoinder poisoner concealer revelator. Look at it, rising up and rising down, taking everything with it.”
“What’s that?” I asked.
“Water.” The Dutchman said. “Well, and time.” –The Fault in Our Stars
“What’s that?” I asked.
“Water.” The Dutchman said. “Well, and time.” –The Fault in Our Stars
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Do you hear that clock ticking? Do you see your time falling? Do you feel your time slipping [out of your grasp]? Do you taste the bitter aftertaste after time-eating? Do you? Do you?
Do you think you have achieved something after scrolling your 3 hours away on Facebook? Oh, friends, maybe. How about giving your 12 hours freely to a game? Entertainment, certainly. But can we just stop for a moment and ask ourselves if we have, indeed, done the things we are supposed to do?
Kudos to you if you have. But to those who haven't, may I ask why?
Besides laziness, one of the few reasons as to why people postpone one's assigned task is because of their time perceptions. There are common fallacies about time that contribute to the failure of accomplishing one's task we must know:
1. "It's not the perfect timing."
Maybe you feel like your creativity and productivity aren't 'on' today. And you feel as though the atmosphere isn't fitting and you're not inspired and determined enough to whatever you're ought to do. And maybe, doing your program assignment at this very moment doesn't feel like the right time. But the real question is: when do you think would be the perfect timing? When you're facing your laptop at 1 AM, wondering why you didn't start one week ago? If you use your belief about destiny when it comes to doing your assignments or projects, you're most likely going to be stuck on the Waiting Zone; waiting for some ineffable sign when to get your tasks done, not realizing that all this time, that sign you're superstitiously waiting is already plastered on your face saying: Now is the right time to do it.
2. "There's still a lot of time!"
So is clean/drinking water. But just like what the Ancient Mariner said, “Water, water everywhere, but nary a drop to drink”. Time is also limited in its own way. Water and time having a common is like saying “Time, time everywhere, but nary a minute to spend for a long time.”
Time is just as finite as clean water when it comes to your task’s deadlines. When you find yourself tapping away precious hours with your phone, remind yourself that you wouldn’t be saying “There’s still a lot of time!” anymore when Deadline stared at you dead in the gut.
Time is just as finite as clean water when it comes to your task’s deadlines. When you find yourself tapping away precious hours with your phone, remind yourself that you wouldn’t be saying “There’s still a lot of time!” anymore when Deadline stared at you dead in the gut.
3. "It's different this time."
Contrary to popular belief, thinking that tomorrow would be different is an extreme lie if you’re thinking about postponing your own assignments. Constant postponing won’t hand you any changes. Chances are, you will either just procrastinate even more or cry your regrets out when the cramming comes to the scene.
Having a flipped time perception won’t get you anywhere near done. Having a wise mindset is knowing what to prioritize and how to do the prioritizing. My great reminder would be based upon a quote from Julius Caesar: The fault, dear people, is not in our Time, but in ourselves.
Having a flipped time perception won’t get you anywhere near done. Having a wise mindset is knowing what to prioritize and how to do the prioritizing. My great reminder would be based upon a quote from Julius Caesar: The fault, dear people, is not in our Time, but in ourselves.
