Procrastination feels good only for NOW!

               One major thing or attribute in people that leads to failure is 'Procrastination.'Procrastination is the act of delaying or postponing something.I am very sure that all of us would have experienced the negative effects of procrastination.

                  Procrastination feels good only for NOW!Why do we procrastinate something???Definitely because we are not interested in doing that particular thing at that point of time and may or may not be interested in doing something else.For example,Imagine you have your exams next week and obviously you got to prepare for it.You will start today but end it in few minutes due to lack of interest and you will plan to do it the next day.The most common thing that comes to ming is,'I have 6 more days and I can study or prepare well from tomorrow.'This is really a very bad practice.You might feel that you have time left but you are just piling up more work by procrastinating it.You procrastinate thinking that you have 6 more days,then again thinking that you have 5 more days and so on.Finally,on the eve of exam or two days before exam,you find yourself stressed up and scared about the exams.This could have been avoided if you were serious from the first day itself and not procrastinated it till the last.

             One more disadvantage of procrastination is you don't know what is coming your way tomorrow.Considering the above example,you might have procrastinated thinking that you have 6 more days.What if something unexpected happens and you end up in a situation wherin you cant even touch your books for the next 5 days.So,you will have only one day left and all that you will do is break your head,don't eat properly,get tensed and many such negatives.Suppose,you had not procrastinated and studied to the best of your capability on the first day itself and missed 5 days because of unexpected situation,you can Atleast be a bit tension-free because you would have studied something already.Since you had studied to the best of your capability on the first day,though you can't touch books for the next 5 days,you can atleast recapitulate what you have studied and atleast become Perfect in that.

              So,isn't it true that 'Procrastination feels good only for NOW.'You postponed your studying thinking you have time left to prepare for it and basically you had no interest to study at that time.When you closed your books and got up from the study table,you felt good because you have procrastinated studying and do something else that interests you.But ultimately you made more works to pile up as you procrastinated on the other days also.And this definitely leads to tension,irritation,frustration,sadness etc.Hence,procrastination feels good only for NOW but makes you feel very bad LATER.

           I was about to procrastinate writing today's blogpost because I was feeling a bit sleepy.However I was not so tired that I can't even sit for few minutes.From my experience of procrastination,I felt it won't be good if I postpone it because I will definitely get a few more works and finally many things get piled up.Eventually,I will lose interest in doing by looking at the number of works pending.Hence,I thought I will have to complete this at any cost and then sleep.Here it is,I have completed my blogpost to the best of my ability.In contrast,if I had procrastinated today I would have procrastinated the next day also and moreover more works will keep coming my way and they will get piled up.This will make me lose interest because it automatically gets stored in the subconscious mind that 'You have a lot of work.'

           I truly understood the benefit of not procrastinating.I can be happy that I completed a blogpost,i can be happy that I have finished the work already and I can be free of it.

Hence,stop procrastinating.It feels good only for NOW.

Thank you for reading.

Vishwesh Wali from India. 

Preparation for Ganesh chaturthi

 

         'Ganesh chaturthi' is a Hindu festival celebrated in honor of the god Ganesha.Ganesha is considered to be the god of beginnings and wisdom and also the remover of obstacles.It is one of the Hindu festival which is celebrated with happiness,enthusiasm and mainly with preparation of variety of dishes and sweets.

           Ganesh chaturthi involves installing Ganesha idols or statues in colourfully decorated homes and also in specially erected temporary structures(pandals) in every locality.It definitely needs a humongous preparation on the eve of the festival to ensure that everything goes on amazingly on the day of the festival.

              We friends have been celebrating Ganesh chaturthi from past two years by installing Ganesha idol in decorated pandals near my home.And this year being the third year and tomorrow being the festival,there was a lot of preparation to be done.Firstly,we had to collect monetary contributions from the people in our locality.Luckily,we got some amazing and generous people who helped us by giving large monetary contributions.We also had to order for the pandals,speakers,focus light.I would like to thank my friend Akash who helped us by giving speakers and focus light by their own shop.We had ordered for pandals two days back and it finally got installed in the right place today.

               A very generous friend of ours helped us by contributing the entire money required for the Ganesha idol.So,the important work which was pending was to clean up the area where the idol will be installed and make suitable platform for installation of the idol.So it was time for us to put our heart and soul and keep everything ready for tomorrow.

            As soon as we all finished our dinner,we got on to the field and started working.We being a 'team' was definitely a plus point.We had to do various works like cleaning the floor and then putting on the carpet,making suitable platform for placing the idol and checking the lights.The idol of God Ganesha will be placed tomorrow morning followed by a profound Pooja.Pooja is a prayer ritual performed by Hindus to host,honour and worship one or more deities.

            Finally,we finished all the works and the place is completely ready which will become COMPLETE after placing the idol of Ganesha.It was a wonderful feeling as we all worked so late in the night without any cribbing or unwillingness.We did it with happiness and enthusiasm.This is making me feel wonderful.

          I am also feeling happy and grateful that even after doing all this,i sat down to write my today's blogpost and completed it as well.I wish a happy festival to all Hindus and everyone celebrating 'Ganesh chaturthi.'May god remove all the obstacles in your life and bestow his graces and favours upon you.

Thank you for reading.

Vishwesh wali from India.