Prologue

Hi steemians, am so grateful for this writing contest, it's awesome and genuine, procrastination is something we all need to avoid in other to succeed in life. I also want to thank @goodybest for this awesome contest.

Procrastination and I

Procrastination is very bad, most times we fall victim to it and have discovered that most people are already addicted to it. The more you procrastinate, the more you become lazy.

I love to share a brief story of how I used to procrastinate too much and how I curbed this bad habit. I will just decide not to do some important things as if they are useless or unimportant, I even started developing hatred for myself. The story goes like this 👇

Since I became a teenager, I was always procrastinating, I just decide not to do sometimes that can benefit me later just because of laziness as well as hunger which almost killed me at a certain period of time.
I will have tests to write in school the following day but I will be at home the day before the test chatting unnecessarily on Facebook. I will say to myself that I will study in the night, but I always end up sleeping in the night due to excessive pressing of phone thereby making my eyes as well as me, sleepy. I always regret this but it keeps on happening most times.

One weak point I had towards procrastination was HUNGER. Most times I wouldn't eat in school at all just because I save my snacks money daily for my personal wants. After refusing to eat in school, I will come back home, feeling hungry and my mum hasn't prepared lunch yet, I will just stay in my room, secretly dieing of hunger and I wouldn't have strength to study for the next day exam or test. It is when I will have strength in the evening after eating lunch in the afternoon that I will start running errands for my parents instead of me studying now that I have strength.

Ways I avoid procrastination

After becoming used to teenage life, I started discovering different ways I and my body can avoid procrastination. The following are the ways I have been preventing procrastination:

• Setting out a goal for the next day, everyday.
• Giving myself harsh punishments like; doing endless push ups when am hungry, running more than am expected, and frequently trekking from school under the heavy rain😭💔 and so many others.
• Believing in myself that I can do it.
• Praying against it frequently.
• Seeking for advice randomly.

Tips I discovered while trying not to procrastinate

• I discovered that the punishments I was giving to myself each I deliberately procrastinate was too harsh.
• I discovered that due to these punishments set aside by me, I was improving day by day.
• I discovered that trying to avoid procrastination is a thing for people who wants to succeed by all means I'm life.

Epilogue

I hate procrastination and I thank God the rate of me being a victim of it is from 90% (then) to 20% (currently). I just hope I get quality advice from some of you. Thanks for going through my post, bye for now.

I invite @okere-blessing, @sailawana and @shohana1 to participate in this wonderful contest.