• throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    494·
    2 days ago

    Submits

    It says: “Late”

    Utter Confusion

    Glances at deadline

    “Due at 11:59 AM”

    (Reason why 24 hour format is superior)

    • Nelots@lemm.eeEnglish
      131·
      2 days ago

      I’m personally a fan of the 12 hour format for casual conversation and 24h for anything else. 4 PM or 4 in the afternoon sounds better than 16:00 for casual speak imo.

      But man, I’m bad with the 24h format lol. I often need to consciously correct myself in that 18:00 =/= 8 PM.

      • Drew Belloc@programming.dev
        7·
        2 days ago

        As someone who lives in a country that does not speak english and uses the 24-hour format, you don’t say “see you at 17”, you say “see you at 5”, you will know just by context, AM and PM does not make a diference most of the time thanks to context and when it does we just say “8 at night” or “6 in the morning”

      • 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de
        4·
        2 days ago

        Frankly you don’t even need to use AM/PM for casual conversation… “I’ll see you at four” almost certainly doesn’t mean 4am unless it’s very clear from contextual information, same for verbally booking appointments

        It’s just things like travel timings etc which are likely going to be written anyway where you actually need that clarification

  • qwestjest78@lemmy.ca
    701·
    2 days ago

    When I was in college, I remember one of my profs telling me that so many students submit assignments just before the 12am deadline. I always thought it was madness that someone would play it that close to the deadline, but people do.

    • shneancy@lemmy.world
      701·
      2 days ago

      hi that’s me, i was one of the many students. usually at least 30min before though as we often got warned that the submission servers could be slowed down around the deadline itself so i didn’t want to risk it

      why? adhd. i am close to incapable of starting a task if it’s not urgent. it’s not fun but forcing my brain to not do that is actual hell

      • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
        29·
        2 days ago

        Yeah I literally can’t arse myself to do anything unless it’s within the bare minimum time left.

        Which sucks because when I know I can do something easily, I end up giving myself even less time.

      • peregrin5@lemm.eeEnglish
        21·
        2 days ago

        I have ADHD too. The trick is to trick your brain into thinking it’s urgent by training yourself to have anxiety anytime there is a looming deadline.

        Worked great for me and I got a 4.0 in engineering. But now I have anxiety issues.

    • MNByChoice@midwest.social
      21·
      2 days ago

      Theoretically, turning in near the deadline gives time for one more editing session. The assignment could have been done days prior. Theoretically.

    • AtariDump@lemmy.world
      263·
      2 days ago

      The smart students do a little bit of the paper each day (research / outlining / etc).

      The not as smart students try to cram it in all at once.

      I know because I’ve been both.

    • frickineh@lemmy.world
      17·
      2 days ago

      I didn’t do that because I wanted to. I just struggle to do anything important without a looming deadline. It sucks. I wrote a 25 page paper in a single night once and it was miserable (the experience, not the paper - the paper got an A).

      I’m trying to prep for a move right now and it’s like I’m paralyzed. I know I should do the thing but I can’t seem to make my body do it, so I just sit and hate myself.

  • tauonite@lemmy.world
    15·
    2 days ago

    Throughout school I used to panic a couple days before the deadline that I had to get something done. I tried to work on the essays but didn’t manage to do anything and then got a lot calmer as I told myself that I’d easily have enough time if I started the next day. Then the next day came and I panicked again, until I ran some calculations in my head that I’d be able to make it if I started in the evening. And this continued through several cycles until I went into full panic and despair 30 minutes before the deadline.

    I could rarely make it on time.

    Somehow the closer I got to the deadline the less time it felt like the project would take. My procrastinative brain took over and made up excuses to not have to do it yet as there was still plenty of time. I almost failed 8th grade because of that. Fucking 8th grade. And I didn’t even relax while procrastinating!