why is it so easy...

to procrastinate? Today I had an appointment with a teacher scheduled for 2:30 to discuss a paper that should have been written weeks, if not months ago. I got up early today to write it. I ended up spending most of that time wasting time. And then I started working on my paper 30 minutes before my first class. And then I noticed that I had a new message in my email inbox. It was my teacher asking if we could reschedule our meeting for either later today (at 5:20) or else on Wednesday. So much for accountability. Originally we were supposed to have met last Wednesday. I was supposed to have turned in a rough draft for peer review the Saturday or two before that. In many ways I'm incredibly grateful that I've had so many unsolicited extensions, but now that I have the available time to do the work I want to be held accountable. Granted, what I really need is the discipline to hold myself accountable and get done what all I need to do. I opted for the earlier of the meeting times with my teacher. So I should have plenty of time this afternoon...well, really only 3 free hours...but time enough to put together a working draft. And this week should allow enough flexibility to spend a few hours a day to make needed improvements. Well, I'd better get back to writing. Because even with a few extra hours, 15 pages is a lot to write, especially when I'm still not quite sure what I'll be writing about.