Thinking Under Pressure

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During the years, I've come to realize that I'm someone who is really good at thinking under pressure. At first I didn't really see it as a good thing because it always felt like a lot of work, having to come up with a solution to a problem with little time, but I soon got used to it and now I even delay things on purpose and wait till it's almost late to do that thing and that is because I've come to realize that is when I do my best work.

And that is why whenever I'm given a project to do, I always ask to be told the deadline of that project. Now I know that this might not really be a good thing, but I've come to find that when I work on something that isn't due to be submitted anytime soon, I tend to not be serious with it. I play around with the work because in my head, I know I have enough time, it's crazy but that is how this head works. But mind you, there's a huge difference between being given the job early and waiting till it's almost the deadline to work on it and being given the job close to the deadline.

I always prefer being given the job early because even though I might not work on it till it's close to the deadline, my mind works on it subconsciously. What that means is that let's say I was given an essay to write on a topic, my mind subconsciously gathers points for that essay and kinda just stores them somewhere, so when I'm ready to work on the essay, I already know what to write, I just have to write it out.

Also, when I really noticed I was good at thinking under pressure was during moments where my friends would run up to me in my room asking for help for something urgent in their lives. One time this friend of mine was caught cheating and he had no explanation to give to his girlfriend.

He ended up hiring lawyer Prayzz for free (because I do this work for charity) and we had both gone to meet with his girlfriend and I ended up helping him come up with explanations that even he too were shocked and proud of. And no, I didn't justify his reasons for cheating (he was caught in the act so that was his cross to carry), I just kinda gave her reasons why she shouldn't end the relationship.

She ended it anyways but it wasn't because my points weren't good enough, the dude just had a problem.

Anyways, I'm just really happy that my brain works and doesn't shut down like most people's own do when under pressure. I'm sure this ability will take me far and help me in ways I don't know yet.