The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Oh, Walt Disney! This quote of yours really inspires me. 

But I can't manage to get my butt off the computer chair and solve all those Accounts sums. 

I would like to tell you, the reader, that I'm a very punctual person and I love to do everything at the right time. I would love to go on about how dedicated I am towards my work and when I'm doing those Trigonometry sums or revising English/German grammar, I'm not distracted by anything at all. 

Unfortunately, I'm a huge procrastinator. 

I have my finals next week and I'm not at all prepared. 

Come on, I've got nine-ten days of spare time and I should utilize it wisely - I should forget sleep and all the pleasures of life (in my case, it's listening to music, reading and writing!). I should just focus on my academics - solve those Accounts sums, revise all my mathematical formulae, revise my German grammar and go through my Economics textbook thoroughly. 

But I'm doing none of that and I'm procrastinating. 

Majorly so. 

I don't know why, but procrastination is such a bane.  

In case the reader doesn't know what procrastination means, let me just summarize it in a few simple words: 

Procrastination is the art of putting off stuff until the very last minute. It's like this horrendous disease which comes up right before your exams or before a huge project submission. Almost every student (Except for those who're really punctual and organized with their work!) is plagued by this Big Bad Disease called procrastination. 

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This is basically how everything is like when I'm about to study: 

Everyone in my family: STUDY!!!

My mind: LOL, not a chance! 

And I pick up my iPod and listen to music. 

Or I switch on the computer and write. 

The thing is, I try to combat procrastination through the following ways: 

1. I tell my crumbled will power to buck up and keep the iPod aside and start cramming.
   Unfortunately, this doesn't last for more than ten minutes. 
2. I jot down all the things which keep me from studying and be as far away from those objects as possible. 
   But this doesn't work either. My iPod has this hypnotic aura that makes me forget everything about my academics and my future career. Somehow, I manage to wade towards my iPod, pop those earphones into my ears and tap the play button gently - the music flows into my ears and I have difficulty in remembering the immediate tasks at hand. 
3. I force my mother/grandmother to hide all the objects of distraction. 
   But they hide it all in a highly accessible place and I find those things and everything's messed up again! 
4. I study in the other room, which has none of those dreadful objects. 
   This, kind of, works. But the other room is usually occupied by so many people, I cannot access it!

It's high time. I'd better go and start studying. 

Before signing off, here's a link which will help you battle procrastination:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/21/the-science-of-procrastination/

Even though you're actually procrastinating by watching this video, you're benefiting a lot. It makes you feel a lot more organized. 

Take care, readers! 

Much love, 

Archie The Procrastinator