Why Today Trumps Tomorrow

My Journey in Moving Away from Daily Procrastination

Aman
7 min readSep 14, 2018

“Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.” — Christopher Parker

I was the queen of procrastination because I felt I deserved it. I was successful, hard working and consistent, but I also consistently let myself down daily.

I would create these ridiculous lists: goals for the day, week, month and year.

I would always only complete a third of each list and I grew frustrated. I tried to see the positive, that I was still accomplishing some of my goals, but I wanted more. I wanted to be more consistent.

“Procrastination is the thief of time.” — Edward Young

I have started to become more consistent by not focusing on tomorrow, but only on today.

I only think about the day at hand, as though my life will disappear tomorrow. It is weird, but it works.

I focus on eating right, getting my work done and being as nice as possible, today, and not even giving tomorrow a moment’s thought.

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Aman

I write about issues that are near and dear to my heart, with the hope that my stories, experiences, and struggles may empower others.