Today I submitted an assignment over 24 hours before the due date, and that was a big deal for me

Moss [they/them]@hexbear.net to Self Improvement@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months ago

And that’s not a joke. I actually can’t think of any single assignment I’ve had in college that I haven’t submitted the day it was due because I was procrastinating (I probably have ADHD but diagnosis is expensive).

But I started my research for this three days ago, wrote up half of the essay yesterday, and finished it today. I sat down and read 25 pages of an academic text in one sitting, which was honestly a big achievement for me - it only took half an hour, but I really struggle to stay focused on that kind of thing. It’s due tomorrow at 10pm, and I submitted it at like 8pm today. That’s one thing I don’t have to worry about now.

I’ve submitted assignments literal seconds before the they were due in the past, so this feels like progress to me.

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