A lot of times, it's the guy who puts everything off until the last minute that ends up doing the best job on the project. Why? If you spent only five hours the night before on a project that was assigned three weeks ago, you deserve to get a worse grade than somebody who spent long hours every night since the project was assigned. Instead, you got a 93 and your hardworking friend got an 88. This is unfair... or is it?

In reality, procrastination is a talent that is quite difficult to master, and is never a guaranteed success. Students who procrastinate are able to devise an acceptable final product fulfilling all the requirements in the shortest possible time, which makes them extremely efficient in doing projects. Meanwhile, the diligent hard worker often spends long hours and wastes a considerable amount of energy working through every meticulous detail, paying little attention to the natural harmony of things.

As a result of this efficiency, the procrastinators are able to effectively overschedule and cram while still keeping their grades up.

And no, this is true not because the procrastinators are usually really smart and spend a lot of time studying. You have to look at why they're smart, how they study, etc. Generally speaking, they have tighter schedules, more work, and more free time. How is this even possible?

Think about it.