I procrastinate. When a paper is announced, I sit idly by and think about it vaguely as I watch the newest episode of Degrassi. This is just the way it happens.
For some people it might be How I Met Your Mother (Best Friend BW) or it might be chatting online with your favorite pen pals (Ams & also me). But every person in my generation procrastinates until the very. last. second. Deadline, schmedline! I can do this in 30 seconds before class begins.
<INSERT PANIC HERE>
I did this last night, and I did it this morning. In the end, I still pulled out what I believe to be a great paper. But, unfortunately, the stress and panic I felt this morning will not make me break the cycle. In fact, next time I'll wait even longer before I start.
Do I blame the bad influences in my life that forced me to stay online when I clearly had work to do? No, of course not. Do I blame the very interesting episode of Degrassi that I had to watch last night? No, it was so good! Zane is super cute, by the way. I hope he's legal. Does it matter if he's on a show? As we know, I don't like crossing over into creeperland.
So this leads me to the point of this entire post: my generation is incredibly intelligent. Collectively, I think we have critical thinking skills that could cure the world's ills. But we're too busy trolling the Internet.
Some people are gifted enough to get over this. Like E.Beck, who types at superhuman speed. Seriously, I think she's a cyborg.
But, in general, I think our generation will ultimately be a let down. And that thought makes me sad. But not enough to make me want to change.
The story of my life.
No comments:
Post a Comment