Ann Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Planner or Procrastinator? Which are you? Has anyone been a Procrastinator and turnedd into a Planner.....or vice versa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 At work, I'm a definite planner. I have everything ultra organized and am always on time with everything. At home, I tend to be a procrastinator. I think this is because I am so burned out from being a planner 8 hours a day at work. I have really great intentions of getting so many things done but then, I end up saying..."What the heck, I'll do it tommorrow." My best friend is a definite planner and I have to tell you she sometimes drives me crazy. Everything is always planned and done really far in advance. Although being a planner is a good thing, I don't like to see people take it to the extreme. So...guess I'll just be happy to be a planner when I'm paid for it....lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyoung20 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'm with you ANN. Home-Procrastinator Work-Planner GOD BLESS!! Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Being as i work for DHL i have no time to procrastinate but definately do at home.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I too have a split personality. But it is not as clear cut as you guys. Example, I really do plan with lists etc, but I procrastinate on doing it. I approach most things like a jigsaw. My winter project is to get my basement organized. So, everyday, I descend into the depths of chaos and do a couple of things. My woman's club has a party every year in March, and it is always at my house. Well, the party it 3/18 and I already have the game prizes, the St. P napkins etc. I will be mostly set up by the 3/13. This my friends find obnoxious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Ginny....I am so impressed...and envious. I'm always one of those last minute gals. I make lists...but then forget to take them with me to the store...lol Is that old age or unorganized???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I am like Ginny (again! ) - I create elaborate, well thought out plans...then put them off as long as humanly possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geri Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Ginny and Bunny, I knew there was a reason that I liked you both so much........I'm looking in a mirror! Having a dinner party? Everything's usually done by luch time. Dinner at any other time? I quite often decide what to make just before I need to cook it (sometimes dinner is even late)! Another split personality. Geri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campbellsoupgrl Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 well, my therapist calls me the human do'er instead of a human being LOL. I plan everything right to the minute. My wedding i had everything written down to the tee and i was with in minutes of all my times i wanted stuff done. lol i have list for list for list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyjohn Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I used to be a total planner. I would lay awake at night planning my next day and all I had to do. I would get so caught up in what I had planned that I was living each day ahead of time and forgetting to live in the moment. If something interfered with my plans I would get frustrated and edgy. All of that has changed. If it is something important I make plans and lists but I learned in the past 5 years that sometimes it is so much better to make plans but know that if occasion comes to change those plans it is a good thing. So now I plan what is really important and find myself procratinating about most other things. It always gets done but I enjoy having time to just enjoy the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamataca Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Well, I feel much better about myself now...I find myself in good company! I plan and plan, and then procrastinate. My MIL is coming in tomorrow...is the house clean as it should be? No. Guess what I;m doing tonight? I really meant to have it done. Do I get points for that??? On the other hand, my midquarters, which are due next Friday, are done today. Again, any bonus points? Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmm17 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I am usually a VERY good planner. I'd be lost without my daily planner notebook. BUT this is my last semester of undergraduate college and i cant seem to get myself going. I might just be wandering into the procrastinator zone. Thats ok...i'd like to see what i've been missing all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Planner, hands down! Or is that hands up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Planner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I am great at planning, just a little slow on the follow through. I am a great list maker. I think Ginny and I are a lot alike--I also tackle things a little at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I procrastinate and manage to pull it all off at the last minute. Why bother planning? Okay, not exactly true, I used to really try to plan things to the last minute but became so stressed when things were off by a bit that I had to stop that. I've learned to relax. I make lists for important things so I don't forget them (never had that problem before, but I do now) but am always running late because a meeting ran over or the phone rang or a million other things that can come up. Much easier to have an "elastic schedule" and just flow with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindseysmom Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 It depends on what the task are. Something I really want to do - I'm a planner-something I'm not crazy about than I am a procrastinator. Best Wishes, Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melindasue37 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Well, I put off posting to this reply....does that give you a hint??? I'm the biggest procrastinator EVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyn Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I AM SUCH A PLANNER... THAT I PLAN WHEN I AM GOING TO PROCRASTINATE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkathi Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Ditto Sharyn's answer! Kathi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carleen Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Count me in as a planning procrastinator. I make lists and plan things to the smallest details. But when it comes to actually doing it, I wait until the last possible moment. I usually have the excuse that I am just too busy or too tired right now and will get to it in just 5 minutes, which usually turns into 5 days. But after a lifetime of doing this I think I've perfected the cram session. I do my best work under pressure and last minute deadlines. Besides, what is life without a whole lot of stress, I just wouldn't know how to live without the stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Procrastinate too much Maryanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don M Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Yup... I procrastinate when I plan. Don M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanie55 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I'm a planner by profession! But, I love Ry's quote "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans" John Lennon. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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