I wouldn't necessarily call myself a procrastinator. I'm certainly not the person who holds off writing a 20 page paper until the night before and then stays up all night finishing. I'm not willing to sacrifice quality (I don't believe writing a 20 pg. paper in one night can result in your best work), and I'm even less willing to sacrifice my sleep! It's rare enough right now as it is, so I have to budget for it.
However, I do certainly procrastinate (who doesn't?) Take, for example, right now. I'm writing a blog post about procrastination because I don't want to finish this presentation. One would think that "finishing" vs. "starting" a presentation wouldn't be so bad, but this article is 40 pages of dense, detailed analysis and it's taking me forever to finish. Then, of course, there's that lovely project abstract that's awaiting me as soon as I do finish. And I keep getting whiffs of corned beef cooking downstairs, which distracts me, too.
In the midst of my procrastination, I have these sudden bursts of productivity where I can whip out 15 slides in 20 minutes, or 4 pages of writing in less than an hour. My procrastination seems justified when that happens, only promoting my bad behavior. What a vicious cycle.
Ok, back to Henriksen, Geeslin, and Willis.
-L
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