Today I procrastinated until I realized I had too much on my plate. Us ADD'ers have a hard time balancing. We either say yes to everything or no to everything. This morning I went on a long hike with a friend who's moving out of town. Tonight I'm having a dozen people over for a going-away-dinner for the same friend. In between hiking, shopping, cooking, and staying fed, I was supposed to study for my Intimidating Friday Final.
No matter how hard I tried, no matter how much I wanted to, I could not pick up those books to study. Procrastination had set in. After several hours of agony, during which time I got all the food made, I realized that I was exhausted.
Exhaustion is a funny thing. It's not good or bad, it just is so don't beat yourself up over it. It also prevents any mental exertion from taking place. I've learned not to try. That sounds like a terrible thing as we've been told all our lives that we should try harder. Pigbath! (That sounded funnier than "hogwash" so I thought I'd give it a try.) When your horse is falling down underneath you, the fastest way to get to your destination is to rest and feed it. You can keep trying all you want but all you're going to get is a slower horse until your horse is dead.
Experience has taught me that the best way to prepare for Intimidating Friday Finals is to eat and get a good nights sleep. And so, I will not be studying tonight. It will do me no good -- nothing will stick. I'm no longer procrastinating studying for my Intimidating Friday Final as I've given myself permission to wait until tomorrow.
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