There's always tomorrow to get something started, or always something seemingly of the utmost importance in your way of getting things started today. Maybe it's because it's not yet Monday. Maybe it's because that show you want to watch is just so damn tempting.
Whatever your reasoning is, there'll always be a thousand more reasons why you can't do whatever it is you want to do.
1) Procrastinating is like a drug. The more you do it, the harder it is to stop.
How many times have you set to do something, and you thought "oh, tomorrow." Come tomorrow, you choose the next day. And then the next, until days turn to months, and months to years.
Think of it this way, procrastination is a habit. And the longer you have to form a habit, the longer it will take to break that same habit. It's much like weight loss. It's much easier to gain than it is to lose.
This is exactly why you need to start now. Don't wait until tomorrow. You know as well as I do that if you wait until tomorrow, that will become the next day. Then the next. No matter what it is that you want to do, you can do it now. If it's eating right, put down the doughnut, the pop, whatever it is in your hand, and pick up a glass of water. Start now.
If it's educating yourself, turn off the television, pick up a book, search online for a topic of interest, and read.
2) The sooner you get started, the sooner it will become a reality
Just think, if you start now, you finish sooner. One whole day sooner. Start now, and you're one day closer to whatever it is you're working towards. One extra chapter read in that book, one day ahead on that research, one assignment done, one day healthier.
Now who doesn't want their goal achieved sooner?
3) Someone else might take your spot
If what you're looking for is a place at a concert, a place in university, maybe even a place at the gym, someone else might take that spot from you. This is why you need to get it done as soon as you can. If your goal involves a head-count, or a certain amount of people, you could lose that if you don't get started right now. Do you really want Joe Buttfucker to have that promotion you want? No, I didn't think so.
4) You said you would, so why not?
Like I said at the beginning of this article, guaranteed you said that you would get things started yesterday. Somehow, something came up yesterday and you couldn't get it started, so now you said you'd do it today. Now, the chances are something has come up again, and yet again, you're going to start on your goal tomorrow. Well, here I am, to hold you to your word of yesterday. You said you'd do it, SO DO IT!
5) You want to.
Obviously, you're reading my article. That tells me more than I need to know about your current situation. I've done it before too. So many times. I look for the slightest reason to tell me to start, compare the pros and cons of it, and choose the one that's collected the most pros. You've come to my site in search for that extra pro or con, reading why you think you should start, and why you think you shouldn't. Well I'm here to tell you that you should. Simple as that.
Which brings me to number six.
You should get started because
6) You just fucking should.
Come on. Cut the bullshit. There are absolutely NO cons to starting now! Get your shit together, and get it done!
- Friday, November 1st, 2013
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