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04 Jul 2006, 6:43 pm

I am a terrible procrastinator as well but I don't know if it has much to do with AS. All my college work assignments usually ended up being completed the night before and that went wholly against my own preferences, but sometimes, just getting started on something can be so difficult. I often find that I start things and then take far longer to finish them than is really necessary, even things I like doing.

For those who think excessive procrastination and failure to meet deadlines might have something to do with AS, a link http://www.autistics.org/library/inertia.html might shed some light.


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05 Jul 2006, 8:01 am

Vinzer wrote:
I was going to type up a very long and well thought out post concerning this subject, but then I just didn't feel like it anymore.


I wanted to thank you for the laugh you just gave me.



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05 Jul 2006, 3:30 pm

overflow wrote:
Vinzer wrote:
I was going to type up a very long and well thought out post concerning this subject, but then I just didn't feel like it anymore.


I wanted to thank you for the laugh you just gave me.


Me as well! :)

I also have major issues acually doing anything. So I usually wind up doing nothing at all. The thing that annoys me is I have all these ideas and thoughts as to what I could be doing, but in the end I am never able to act on these thoughts. I hate it~!


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05 Jul 2006, 5:19 pm

whats the point of doing something you don't have to do ? :lol:

NT's are all worried about impressing each other so are driven to do things. We understand no matter what we do it ain't going to help our social situations so why bother worrying about trying to keep up with the Jones?



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06 Jul 2006, 12:27 pm

Of course there are days when i have tremendous willpower and motivation...but then my computer can't be bothered.



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06 Jul 2006, 1:38 pm

Xuincherguixe wrote:
I suspect that your problem might not be an issue of willpower, so much as difficulty in staying motivated.

I think that most of us on the Spectrum can have tremendous wills, but just willpower is often not enough.


That's how I see my own problems which also sound very similar.




yea, i can relate. i've found that enthusiasm is the best medicine. and role models of people with similar interests who have been successful. this seems to motivate me the most. it is easy to be down on oneself, beleive me, i am good at that, but it is also important to remember that you can make a difference every day, like taking action for one day, even if its just for an hour, is a huge motivator for me. i hope this was helpful...

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