Oh my god! I only have five more minutes to write this article! How can I ever finish it on time? My boss will be so angry at me!
I know I could have written it yesterday, but, you know, it was cloudy yesterday, and I don’t like to write when it’s cloudy. This morning, it was so beautiful that I just had to go for a walk! Then, right when I was sitting down to start writing, I saw this book that I’d been meaning to read, and the deadline was still two hours away, so…
Oh, no! Now only four minutes left! I could lose my job!
Oh, I always wait until the last minute to do my work. It’s a serious problem! I could use some help. Fortunately, this month’s articles might have some useful information…but I only have three minutes left to write about them!
If you’re like me and you always procrastinate, then you might be happy to know that we’re not alone. Some really successful people―even some presidents!―have been serious procrastinators. Read more about that in Prominent Procrastinators.
Yikes! Two more minutes!
But if that’s not enough for you, and you want to understand why we procrastinate in the first place, check out Escape Artists. It’ll give you an idea of the ancient origins of procrastination. To get a better picture, follow that up with A Historical View of Procrastination and see what a big problem procrastination has been for people all through history.
OMG! Only one minute to go!
It’s time for me to finish this article and it’s time for you to finish your procrastination, too! Conquering Procrastination can tell you how. Oh, if only I’d read that article yesterday!
That’s it! I finished! I’m so happy! I still have 30 seconds to send this to my boss and get started on my next project. But, then again, maybe I can just do that project tomorrow…
谁偷了我的时间
噢，天哪！我只剩下五分钟来写这篇文章了！怎么可能准时完成呢？老板会生气的！
我本可以昨天就写的，但是，你知道的，昨天天阴阴的，我不喜欢在阴天写作。而今天早上天气晴好，我必须去散会儿步！然后，当我坐下来准备写时，我瞥见本来打算读的那本书，离交稿时间还有两小时，所以……
噢，不！只剩下四分钟了！我可能会因此丢掉工作！
噢，我总是等到最后一刻才开始干活。这是一个很严重的问题！我得找人看看这毛病了。所幸的是，这期CR将给我们提供一些有用的信息……但是我只剩下三分钟来写这些内容了！
如果你和我一样总是拖延，那么知道自己并非一人时你肯定很欣慰。一些成功人士――甚至有些总统――都是严重的拖延症患者。详情请看《杰出的拖拉者》一文。
呀！还有两分钟！
如果那还不够，你想了解为什么我们会拖延，看看《“越狱”人生》一文吧，里头还会讲到拖延症的古老起源。想进一步了解这一点，读读《拖延症历史观》一文，从中你会了解到，拖延一直以来都是人们的一大难题。
噢，天哪！只剩下一分钟！
我该结束这篇文章了，你也该结束拖延了！《战胜拖延症》一文教你如何告别拖延症。噢，真希望我昨天就读到了这篇文章！
就这样！我写完了！真开心！我还有30秒的时间把这篇文章发给老板，然后开始我的下一项工作。但是，转念一想，或许我可以明天再开始……
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