I’ve long since embraced the last-minute crunch. I’m confident in my ability to get things done in those last few moments, so I can procrastinate without a care in the world. Plus now I’m much better at handling big issues that come up with very little time to handle them, because I only would’ve left myself that much time anyway.
It also helps to never give 100% at work, more like 60-80% so the baseline is set. Then when things get stressful you can temporarily put in 100% capacity and shine without actually suffering much.
I can’t work consistently. There are days I do nothing and others I catch up with the work of multiple days. To cover it up, I usually take over urgent tasks and “could anyone…” kind of things that come up so it looks like I’m always engaged and motivated.
Thinking about it - maybe I’m not doing nothing. I guess I just found a way to work around my shortcomings while still looking busy and helpful most of the time. At least I’ve never had anyone complain to/about me that I don’t do enough in the past 5 years.
I’ve long since embraced the last-minute crunch. I’m confident in my ability to get things done in those last few moments, so I can procrastinate without a care in the world. Plus now I’m much better at handling big issues that come up with very little time to handle them, because I only would’ve left myself that much time anyway.
It also helps to never give 100% at work, more like 60-80% so the baseline is set. Then when things get stressful you can temporarily put in 100% capacity and shine without actually suffering much.
I can’t work consistently. There are days I do nothing and others I catch up with the work of multiple days. To cover it up, I usually take over urgent tasks and “could anyone…” kind of things that come up so it looks like I’m always engaged and motivated.
Thinking about it - maybe I’m not doing nothing. I guess I just found a way to work around my shortcomings while still looking busy and helpful most of the time. At least I’ve never had anyone complain to/about me that I don’t do enough in the past 5 years.
Haha, you’ve described my exact mantra when it comes to work. It really does work well.
That must be nice! If I tried to do nothing at work for one day, I’d have no job the next.