It’s report-writing season. And this year, things are going to be different. No more Last-Minute Larrying for you. You’re going to get every report written well in advance, just like your colleague Smug Susan always does. But there are a few very important things to get out of the way first:
 

1. Netflix
   It’s time to write those reports. But that last episode of The Good Wife did end on a cliffhanger. Can you really concentrate and do your best without it being resolved? Right: for the good of your job, you’re going to watch the next episode. Or two. Or seven. And... there goes your evening.
   
   
   
    
2. Stationery
   OK, down to business. But what’s this? Your favourite pen has run out. Well, you can’t add your patented hand-written comments with the half-chewed biro on your desk. You’ll need to get online to shop for a new pen. And a new pen holder. In fact, your entire stationery set could do with a makeover. And then you notice the sun coming up.
   
   
   
    
3. Facebook
   Smug Susan has already got her reports done (you know because she’s told you so. Smugly), so you’ll DEFINITELY make a start tonight. You’re just settling down when you get a text asking if you’ve seen an old school chum’s wedding photos on Facebook. No harm in scrolling through those, right? But then you get sidetracked stalking - *ahem* - checking in on everyone else you went to school with... And you’ve wasted too many hours to start now.
   
   
   
    
4. Daily Mail sidebar of shame
   Having been so busy, you’re feeling out-of-touch with current events. You go to have a really quick glance at the BBC but - oh, no! - your finger slips. You’ve gone to MailOnline. And before you can say “Kim Kardashian West”, you’ve been sucked in to a never-ending vortex of gossip and intrigue. You only rouse yourself when you hear the milkman doing his rounds... Another evening gone.
   
   
   
    
5. Going outside
   Your friends are telling you that you’ve been working too hard. You’ve spent the last four nights writing reports, after all! It won’t hurt to take a night off, will it? Too ashamed to tell them of your procrastination, you accept. It’s fine. You’ll just start them tomorrow, instead. Just as soon as you’ve re-wallpapered the living room. And changed your sheets. And washed all your clothes...
   
   

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