I do my best work when I'm practically unconscious

I'm glad you can cope with last minute deadlines, luckycharm! I like doing things straight away and getting them out of the way. If I'm running out of time I feel a bit panicky - and although I end up getting it done, I'm not happy about the stress involved.

I tend to do my best work before I get really tired. Once my brain and body get tired, it is very hard for me to focus and function. I am more prone to slowness and mistakes when I am really tired. I am more productive before getting wore out.

I love the idea of being in the same state. It is almost like your brain knows what needs to be done and just does it without you! It worked for me in high school creating Dungeon&Dragon adventures, and in college with my studies. And all my best papers were written the night they were due. I am a little older know and I tell my kids not to be that way. Hmmm. Maybe it is just a skill, a brain overload or just plain luck!

I am like that too for some reason and I could never understand it. I am not good at doing technical/administrative stuff when I'm tired because I tend to lose focus...but if I'm really tired and in the mood to write it seems that is when I am the most creative! Why is that? I'd really like to know. But maybe that's why my kids make sure I don't sleep too much - to help keep me creative :)

I think I do my best work when I am wide awake and had plenty of sleep. I tend to think sharper and am more patient.

I seem to do a lot of writing late at night . Mostly , are poems though . I know that I do push myself more at night so I can get my bum to bed . Now I will be on the lot till I get ral sleepy . About to dose off now

No. I am the polar opposite. I would rather start on anything a little early than wait until later.If I try to cram, I would do my worse work.

Well you can actually do the same thing even a few hours or days but the problem is in your mind that you are unknowingly setting some differnt targets in some less time than that is available so i advice you to think about this problem for a while and when you have a lot of time don't wait for the last minute to come but just go on and start it the first second that you are left with and after some time you will surely change. it is also that your subconsious mind makes you work more and think more when the time is approaching. It even happened to me a lot of times. Happy Day and Good Luck.

I do my best work when I'm resting. Sometimes in the afternoon, I get overwhelmed with data and information. My brain stops functioning. I have the luxury of lying down. It's in those moments between waking and sleeping that my best ideas come to mind. And, same as you, I work best under stress. It gives me less time to think, and just enough time to act!

We both do the same thing. I have seen that I write me best papers just about an hour before it is due also! I have to work tonight and I know I have this get this done, but I don't wanna right now! I have 3 hours before it is due when I get home. It like you have all the information, but don't want to put it all together! At least next week is the last week then I have a week break! Hopefully, I will do less procrastinating in my next classes!

I thought, when you said unconscious, you were out sleeping on your bed. hehehehe. I work best and fast when cramming. I really don't know why, when I could have just started and finished the project at an earlier time.