Procrastination is the art of putting off until tomorrow
what you don’t want to do today by doing something less distasteful. Usually,
people put things off by checking their e-mail or Facebook. When faced with a
deadline, I often procrastinate by doing things that make me feel productive
while not actually doing the thing I dread. For instance, when faced with
grading week 2 of my online class, I cleaned out my refrigerator and took out
the trash and washed up the mess. I have been putting off cleaning out the
refrigerator for over a week because I hate doing it, but suddenly that seemed
superior to grading. I often get a lot of mundane house cleaning done on days
that grades are due. I take a “break” from grading to wash dishes or clean out
the refrigerator.
One Friday, the day on which grades are due, I had an
epiphany of sorts…a light bulb moment if you will. God knows everything. God
knows I do this. Is it possible that God sends things my way, things I don’t
like or want, in order to motivate me to do something He has already given me
to do? For instance, did he make my “day” job so miserable that the uncertainty
of becoming a full-time writer seemed more attractive?
If this is true, then couldn’t I make my life a lot easier
by not procrastinating? Wouldn’t I be better off finding ways to motivate
myself, like the refrigerator/grading scenario, before God decides to get
involved?
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