I used to be a terrible procrastinator. I'd wait to start studying for big exams and finishing big papers the night before they were due.
Then, something hit me during the spring semester of my Senior year in high school. I was overcome with so much stress with a semester long book report that I had to finish it. I not only finished the paper two weeks before it was due, but it was also three pages longer than necessary. Since then, I've been getting stuff done many days before it's actually due, and freaking stress about something even if I have a week to finish a simple assignment. Some would call being punctual great, but I call it a curse.
I have finals next week, and I hardly have to study because I've been so studious throughout this semester and I've never been prouder of myself. I'll surely have a 4.0 GPA this semester.