POST-GRE Procrastination

[yizoy]

worked hard for 3 months and finally had a decent GRE scores.

Now, writing SOP!

1:00-7:00 sleep, dreaming about writing SOP

8:00 should I write SOP? Not now, have a class at 8:30, later.

9:00 should I write SOP? Not now, in the class, later.

10:00 should I write SOP? Not now, hungry go to starbucks, later.

11:00 should I write SOP? Not now, have a prelab, later.

12:00 should I write SOP? Not now, have a class at 12:30, later.

13:00 should I write SOP? Not now, in the class, later.

14:00 should I write SOP? Not now, so tired and have a class on 15:30, later.

15:00 should I write SOP? Not now, hungry and in the class, later.

16:00 should I write SOP? WRITE THE SOP NOW and ended up with 1st paragraph, I'll continue later.

17:00 should I write SOP? Not now, already finished the 1st paragraph no worries we have time, later.

18:00 should I write SOP? Not now, dinner with friends, later.

19:00 should I write SOP? Not now, dinner and after-dinner starbucks, later.

20:00 should I write SOP? Not now, too full to think, later.

21:00 should I write SOP? Not now, WHAT !? HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW !? later.

22:00 should I write SOP? Not now, doing hw, later.

23:00 should I write SOP? Not now, doing hw while watching netflix, later.

24:00 should I write SOP? Not now, writing this useless thing on Grad Cafe, later.

repeat.

I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2017 by yizoy

[Auriolus]

Don't worry, same thing happened to me! My advice is to just try writing anything that comes to your mind (about your achievements, interests, why you think University XYZ is good for you, etc.), and hopefully this will the get the creativity ball rolling.

[GreenEyedTrombonist]

I'm doing that, but for my main project deliverable (due tomorrow). I'm down to seven things (all fairly short) I want to write before I format and turn it in. x] I did manage around 4k words so far today though.

I've been trying to do this thing where I write a section and only get to check gradcafe and other websites when that section is done. Rinse and repeat. Right now though I'm trying to decide between trying to write more or getting some sleep and starting early tomorrow.

[avflinsch]

Write something
Sleep on it
Write more
Sleep on it
Review, edit, write some more

repeat until done...

 

 

[pebs]

I'm still proud that I had my SOP done two full days before the deadline. That's two days' more breathing room than I normally give myself on assignments.