Maybe it's because I'm a huge nerd (with a penchant for procrastination), but I find that doing a long, difficult assignment the night before it's due (and doing a damn good job) is a really great feeling. Some people get their kicks from skydiving, I get mine by churning out essays at the last minute.
Anyone else feel the same way?
Maybe I'm speaking too soon... the assignment I'm working on right now is due in six hours and I'm nowhere near finished yet...
Yes, I do. It's a sense of accomplishment. Like suck it life, I did the bare minimum and got a better grade then someone who actually tried. PLus I know my time was spent wisely procrastinating ;D
"Monsters are real, ghosts are too. They live inside us and sometimes they win."
Regarding the OP, I'm not sure, I haven't really succeeded in doing assignments any other way so I don't know any different. Whenever I attempt to start things early it never gets anywhere, and I end up just having a blank document entitled "x essay" permanently open on my computer for weeks, with maybe he college library website in a tab as well, and then eventually getting it done in a night or two before the deadline. I think that any "high" I may get could be put down to the consumed caffeine and forced sleep deprivation.
I think that any "high" I may get could be put down to the consumed caffeine and forced sleep deprivation.
I think in my case it's relief. This is roughly my thought process when doing an assignment:
Two days from deadline - "Oh f*ck oh f*ck oh f*ck I haven't even started I've only written the title and I have no idea what I'm gonna do I'm gonna miss the deadline either that or I'll have to write a really crappy essay and fail and I'm the worst student ever!"
Four hours from deadline - *save, print* "AAAAAWWWW HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLL YEEEEEEEEAAAH! I f*cking did it! Four hours to spare, baby, and this motherf*cker is DONE! I'm the greatest student ever!"
Weeks later - *get a good grade* "Yup, I'm the best."
Yes, I do. It's a sense of accomplishment. Like suck it life, I did the bare minimum and got a better grade then someone who actually tried. PLus I know my time was spent wisely procrastinating ;D
I just hate people that brag about that though (not saying you do).
"Its not how long a star shines, what is remembered is the brightness of the light"
Nope, i hate that stress. I prefer the feeling when everyone else is stressing over assignments left till the last minute and your just sat there like 'i finished it two weeks ago. And yes i have no life, but whos laughing now?'
THAT is a great feeling
He was no longer jean valjean but no. 24601 -les miserable
Some of life's mysteries will never be solved, such as why, after spending an entire evening listenong to Bach, do I find myself humming "the birdie song".......
I am reaching, but i fall, and the stars are black and cold, as i stare into the void of a world that cannot hold- les miserables
I think the highest high is when the traffic lights work in my favour and I can cross both sides of the busy road by my house without losing any momentum at all.
Procrastination sure can motivate you do to something at the last second, but it's not really comparable to an adrenaline high. At least I've never found it to be something to be high on. ^_^
I can't say from personal experience, but I would guess that skydiving is a little more thrilling than writing a paper under pressure. xD
I haaaate leaving assignments until the last minute but I invariably do because I have shocking time management...
My highs would come from caffeine also - especially consuming around 2 litres a day to get certain essays done and constantly twitching as a consequence. Needless to say, I never want to drink that much again :|.
According to Dead Like Me you can achieve the ultimate permanent high by drilling a hole into your brain.
Take me away, I just want out from this self-imprisoned self-made Hell. Don't be surprsed, this is your mind coming to life by self-sacrifice. This tragedy of death will walk hand in hand with every thought of regret. Blame yourself for what you've become. The mind is a powerful thing set to self-destruct.
~I, Dementia - Whitechapel~
