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AREA PROFESSIONAL REPORTS “WORKING ON IT,” ACTUALLY JUST NESTY
Claims breakthrough motivation will arrive sometime between 11:59 PM and panic-induced heartburn
CHARLOTTE, NC — Local employee Jenna Cruz admitted Wednesday that she has been “working on” her Q3 strategy deck for 17 days, though sources confirm the only tangible output so far is a Canva cover slide labeled Vision 2024 FINAL v2 Draft.
“I am not procrastinating,” Cruz insisted. “I am just… NESTY. Not Even STarted Yet. There is a difference.”
According to Jenna, the secret to her process is waiting until the last possible moment for what she calls “deadline adrenaline.”
“It is like a superpower,” she explained. “I can stare blankly for weeks, but give me a looming deadline, three cups of coffee, and the faint sound of my boss asking if I am ‘making progress,’ and suddenly I can produce 40 pages of brilliance in one night.”
Coworkers have mixed reviews. “Her work is actually great,” one colleague said. “But watching her get there is like seeing someone sprint a marathon at mile 25 with no shoes. Painful, chaotic, somehow effective.”
⏰ Why We Wait Until the End
Experts confirm this behavior is common. Humans are wired to delay until the fear of failure outweighs the comfort of doing nothing. In other words, panic is the ultimate project manager.
- Week 1: You tell yourself, “I am just gathering inspiration.”
- Week 2: You clean the kitchen, alphabetize your spice rack, and call it “mental prep.”
- Week 3: Mild panic sets in. You buy a new notebook and some highlighters to “get serious.”
- Final 12 Hours: You experience a burst of focus so intense that you wonder if you should list “panic productivity” under Skills on your résumé.
The problem is, this system works… until it doesn’t. Sometimes the deadline passes. Sometimes the opportunity disappears. And sometimes the only thing you are left with is a perfectly color-coded Trello board of things you never began.
🪑 From The Editor’s Desk
NESTY feels safe. It is full of potential, and potential feels better than rejection. But potential alone does not move your story forward.
The cure for NESTY is not waiting for panic to save you. It is starting before you feel ready. Writing one messy sentence. Sending one awkward email. Taking one small step when you would rather alphabetize the spice rack again.
Your future self does not care if you were perfect. Your future self cares that you began.
