I wanted to finish the final assignment of my doctorate program, a 10 page paper on integrating preaching with the other elements of a worship service.
My intention was to turn in my paper by midnight, no matter how lame it might be.
But a second option kept distracting me …
Maybe I could just skip the paper altogether.
I did the math. Currently I have a high A, so even with a big, fat, complete ZERO on the paper, I wouldn’t end the semester with a grade lower than a B-.
Tempting – Over and over again. All day long.
But in the end, neither my pride nor my sense of obligation would allow me to take Option B-.
Besides, I had already invested time in research.
Unfortunately, the drag on my focus throughout the day left me with an unfinished paper at midnight.
Tomorrow morning I WILL finish this paper. No turning back.
I want to be done.
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