I'm a procrastinator by nature.  I put things off until the last minute and usually complete the activity with a brief twinge of regret, knowing that if I had started sooner the finished product would have been better.  It's a terrible affliction, procrastinitis.  As an educator, it used to drive me crazy to observe students who were developing the same symptons; always finding something more exciting to do first, working on only the parts that appeal the most, and delaying the start with any possible excuse.  Although I tend to think that I mastered the art of "pulling it off at the last minute", I am sure others would disagree, just as I would disagree with my students who thought that their effort was sufficient. 

As a training executive or learning coordinator, one must encourage their students to learn on a daily basis.  New classes and seminars are exciting and can build momentum but the most valuable learning takes place on the day-to-day level.    Hype and enthusiasm over a new class can be great for building up attendance numbers but if you want to build effectiveness and application, then learning needs to be a progressive, building, daily experience.  Chief Learning Officer agrees that learning is day-to-day.  Click here to read more. 

Folks who waited to attend college will tell you that it is more difficult to go back later.  The kids cramming in the hallway just before their Algerbra exam will tell you that they wished they had studied the night before.  Dissertation authors will tell you that it's not something that can be done overnight.  In other words, don't put learning off.  Start today...and keep going tomorrow.