Procrastinating: a big talent
I wanted to write this post at 2 o'clock today and now it's half past four, just to be clear how much I can be a procrastinator (and just to make things worse I spent this afternoon doing nothing but laying on the bed and trying to find something interesting on internet to watch at, postponing what I really wanted to do: write something here. Crazy, I know). I wasn't in this way when I was a teenager. I did my homework on time, I studied on time (and then I just needed 6 years for taking my degree beyond the usual five Italian years, but that's another story). Anyway, procrastinating is one of my talent now and, of course, I am not proud of that. I know being a procrastinator could be interpreted in a positive way, which is "I think I can do this at the last moment", but sometimes I feel like my ex boyfriend who kept cheating on me and then said "It will never happen again" and he was already texting another girl (I procrastinated to break up with him and he procrastinated to change meantime we were together). Why have I been a procrastinator? Because when you grow up, you have to make a lot of decisions, but you are so scared of everything so you decide not to make any decisions and procrastinate everything and spend, like me today, your day laying on the bed thinking about it will never happen again or "yes, I don't like my internship, I will find a new one" and they you don't do it. What have I been doing in the last (almost) 28 years old? When you are young, everything is so easy. When you grow up, everything is a disaster. I spent my last week at work being bored with everything, I was so bored that I wanted to leave the workplace after one hour since I was there. But If I think what I can do with my life, I don't have any answer. I don't know what I am good at, I don't know which is my way and I am not sure about anything. Am I the only person in this situation? I have this feeling for the last months, but I still don't try to find seriously a new job, because I don't want to fail again, because I don't know where I can find something interesting, because all I want to to do is just write about something and making people laugh. So, which is the bad consequence of being a procrastinator? You are wrapped up in your fears: you want to move, you want to make a decision, but you are afraid, so you procrastinate your decision today and tomorrow supposing that someone is coming to save you and tell you "it will be fine don't worry".No. It's just up to you.
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Procrastinating: a big talent
I wanted to write this post at 2 o'clock today and now it's half past four, just to be clear . That's how much I can be a procrastinator procrastinate (and just [you don't really need these!] to make things worse I spent this the afternoon doing nothing but laying on the bed and trying to find something interesting on internet to watch at, postponing what I really wanted to do: write something here. Crazy, I know). I wasn't in this way [inclined] when I was a teenager. I did my homework on time, I studied on time (and then I [just] needed 6 years for taking to complete my degree beyond [do you mean 'beyond' here? It gives the impression of 6+5 years?] the usual five Italian years, but that's another story). Anyway, procrastinating is one of my talents [a talent of mine] now and, of course, I am not proud of that. I know being a procrastinator could be interpreted in a positive way, which is "I think I can do this at the last moment", but sometimes I feel like my ex boyfriend who kept cheating on me and then said only to say "It will never happen again" and even though [or: yet, while] he was already texting another girl (I procrastinated to break up with him and he procrastinated to change meantime we were together [Hmm... 'procrastinated' doesn't really work like this: you don't procrastinate to do something, procrastinating is the act itself. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable than I could give you the grammar. You could say here "I delayed breaking up with him" or "I put off breaking up with him". But then you would lose the use of the word procrastinated which is working like a bit of a refrain in this note. How about "I procrastinated when I broke up with him..." but this doesn't have the exactness that you intend. Sorry, I'm not offering useful suggestions here!]). Why have I been a procrastinator [You say earlier that you are a procrastinator and you go onto say that you have become one. Here you have been. All of these are different so the text doesn't quite gel. Maybe you could just say "Why do I procrastinate?"] ? Because when you grow up, you have to make a lot of decisions, but you are so scared of everything so you decide not to make any decisions and procrastinate everything [see my point earlier you don't procrastinate something] and spend, like me today, your day as I did today, laying on the your bed
I'm really sorry I don't have the time right now to read through the rest! Generally really good writing! I hope these corrections help you.
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Be, allora, quando ho visto il tuo quaderno, ho ricordato questa storia, dalla stampa Inglese ... godi!
https://www.thelocal.it/20160115/meet-the-italian-making-brits-fall-out-of-their-seats-with-laughter
Infine, non so niente dalla scena italiana di commedia, né di dove puoi vendere la scrittura comica, in Inghiltera o in Italia. Ci sono riviste che pagano per quelle storie, che conosci? https://www.romeing.it/rome-comedy-club/ https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-market-like-for-humor-writing https://writingcooperative.com/20-markets-that-publish-humor-writing-f9e572d27451
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I would have commented earlier, but I just didn't get around to it :)
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Hi Sara! Kudos for taking the time to write down how you feel! I'm a procrastinator myself, so I understand how you feel. Whenever you feel down I think it's best to reach out to your friends, specially those who can cheer you up. Having quality friends is priceless! =)
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