As college students, we have seen many guides that ensure our success, and to name a few are majors & minor guides, wellness guides, how to manage time well guides, etc. But did anyone talk about the perfect late submission guide? Let’s be honest, there is a reason why it is said “early birds” because it is for only birds, not humans! I have always believed that we should engage ourselves in the thrilling world of stress-induced creativity, instead of submitting ourselves to the tyranny of a calm and structured schedule. 

The drama that surrounds the procrastinator’s trip is noticeably absent in the world of on-time submissions. Early risers make steady progress toward their objectives, whereas procrastinators rush headlong onto the adrenaline-fueled rollercoaster of desperation, thus doing the work better! 

Late submissions, my dear friends, are the canvas upon which you can paint your most fabulous masterpieces. It’s not just a race against time; it is a movie where you are the hero, the antihero, and the villain all at once. Isn’t that ABSOLUTELY EXCITING? Why would you not want to have that experience? I insist that you do not miss out on that experience! 

Not to forget that early submissions are for AMATEURS! Like hello, did you learn negotiation at all in high school? On the other hand, latecomers become skilled negotiators and you cannot tell me otherwise that negotiation is not a useful skill! If you think that it is not, hello ma’am who will negotiate the salary during a job interview? You don’t want to be working for only 10K for 10 years. So this is like the game of wit and charm that would make Machiavelli proud. 

Also, human beings have always revolted against oppression! So everyone, now it is time to revolt against the oppressive system of punctuality. The strongest form of opposition to the academic machine is late submission. They are a means for you to express your refusal to be constrained by arbitrary deadlines. Rebel with a cause – the cause of procrastination! 

And this is for first-year students SPECIFICALLY, haven’t your parents told you that you need to make friends, I mean that is the point of a “close-knit community” right? Having late assignments fosters a unique sense of community among students. When you find yourself huddled in the library at 3 AM, bleary-eyed and frantically typing, you’ll discover several groups of people doing the same. After all, there’s nothing like the shared experience of surviving the chaos of late-night academic warfare, right? 

It is also another reason to skip those time management seminars!