Assignment 8 Thomas Kenny

Fears: failure, getting stung by an insect, being unemployed after college

Annoyances: ignorance, repeating mistakes, spitefulness

Accomplishments: never been stung by an insect, passing multiple AP exams, being hired as a bagboy at Kroger

Confusions: racism in modern society, impulse shoppers, drug abuse

Sorrows: self-pity, unfit to play most sports competitively (injury), admitted laziness/procrastination

Dreams: living with financial stability to do the things that I want to do, playing video games professionally (almost there, seriously!)

Idiosyncrasies: play a lot of video games, don’t watch television or movies often, parents are local celebrities

Risks: using firearms recreationally, procrastination, inconsistent diet habits

Beloved Possessions: baseball memorabilia, checking account, computer, violin

Problems: procrastination (it’s a motif), A.D.D., cramped schedule

Seeing as how I’m submitting blog posts in the hours before the due date rolls over despite having a semester to complete them, I have a persistent problem with procrastination. For whatever reason, this problem has become more severe as I’ve grown older. If I were in fifth grade writing these, they would most likely be submitted around 4 in the afternoon. I am a person who works well under pressure, and my theory is that as my ability to complete tasks quickly has improved, so has my ability to wait til the last minute to accomplish said tasks. There are advantages, such as my performance on timed writings. I’ve always been a stronger writer of on-demand pieces than of pieces with faraway due dates. However, the advantages are not worth the disadvantages, such as losing sleep to stay up late and finish homework assignments. I probably take the phrase “Work smarter, not harder” a bit too seriously.