I’ll Do My Best (To Do My Essays) With The Time That’s Left

Finals’ season is officially here and I am officially suffering. With three essays, one of which is ten pages, one test, and one presentation (which I’ve fortunately finished preparing) all due next week, I expect at least one all-nighter to get it all done, though I am doing my best to not do it all last minute. My problem is, I can only get work done under pressure.

Actual representation of me trying to do work early

Even under pressure, it’s hard for me to do work. Something in me just keeps saying “it’s fine, you still have time,” when I most definitely do not, but when times are hard, I can always count on Mumford & Sons to get me through my schoolwork. I don’t know why, but something about their music gives me the energy and motivation I need to do it. I realized this my first spring semester at Brooklyn College when I’d slept around seven or so hours in three days because I had three ten page papers due in the same week (all due either Monday or Tuesday). At one point I was on Spotify (procrastinating) and I thought to myself, what’s Mumford & Sons up to these days? Turns out, they’d released a new album earlier that same day, so I put on my headphones and as I listened, I managed to get a considerable amount of work done. Even as I am writing this, I’m listening to Mumford & Sons to help me write. For the next few days, I will probably be listening exclusively to their music, so here are some of my favorite tracks from their Wilder Mind album:

-L