The stages of surviving a coursework deadline
Inevitably, at some point in your university career, you'll be asked to submit an assignment.
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Stage one of an impending deadline is to put off thinking about it for as long as possible.
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Anybody who mentions the dreaded deadline must be silenced immediately. *I'm looking at you, really intelligent person that haunts EVERY SINGLE SEMINAR.*
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Hush now, hush.
Just the thought of opening up a Word document makes you want to do this…
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Although let's remember, you probably can't afford to replace your laptop if you smash it up in a deadline rage fit.
You try to do some of the reading, but nothing is going in.
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The sheer volume of work you need to do makes you feel completely out of your depth.
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For a nanosecond, you consider going for a run just to say you did something productive, but…
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Who needs exercise? Surely walking to the kitchen is enough.
Every single little thing distracts you from your goal of writing this darn assignment.
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Suddenly it becomes a life or death situation to get a high score on a game you previously could not have cared less about.
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'No sorry, I can't even think about starting that essay until I get this virtual bird past some pipes.'
As the deadline draws near, you find yourself on the verge of a complete breakdown
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Sleep becomes a distant memory.
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You find yourself not caring at all about this so-called 'personal hygiene' and make-up/hair styling/clothes become a thing of the past.
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A social life is completely out of the question and you don't have time to see your friends, so meet your new best friend: caffeine.
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I love you, I need you, never leave me coffee.
You resort to eating endless amounts of junk food, because cooking or dieting is simply too much at this strenuous time in your life.
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And you will, without a doubt, reach the point where you couldn't care less what grade you get, as long as the damn assignment gets handed in.
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'D-? C'est la vie.'
Because, the harsh truth is that it simply isn't going to write itself. As illustrated by this sassy image.
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No matter how much you want it to, hiding in a duvet cocoon cannot save you from the impending doom of deadline day.
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No matter how warm and comforting they are.
So you may as well just ride through that caffeine rush, type furiously and hold on for dear life.
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Because as soon as that assignment is finished and submitted…
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PARTY TIME!
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