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College graduate shares SpongeBob essay that got her into USC and UCLA

When it comes to applying to colleges, there are few tasks more daunting than writing admissions essays — and this TikToker may have crafted the most creative one yet.

Kalissa Persaud ( @kalissapersaud ), a TikToker with 36,400 followers and 6.7 million likes, recently took to the digital platform to share her essay that earned her acceptances at two competitive colleges.

“OK, this is the SpongeBob essay that got me into USC and UCLA.”

She begins by outlining the estimated number of times she’s watched the hit Nickelodeon series.

“If I had to estimate, I’d say I’ve watched every episode of SpongeBob SquarePants at least eight times. I’ve watched The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie more than a hundred times.”

Kalissa then explains the impact the Bikini Bottom resident has had on her life.

“I speak candidly when I say SpongeBob is my hero.”

She continues, “Hearing chuckles and seeing contorted faces when I declare this is inevitable, but nonetheless, I say it with the utmost confidence and candor every time. And why shouldn’t I? I’ve devoted 13 years of my life to this sponge.”

At just 4 years old, Kalissa reveals she would run into her apartment and “beg my grandma to let me watch SpongeBob instead of her melodramatic Bollywood movies .”

She then acknowledges that while the animated television show is absurd, it brought her great comfort growing up.

“Being myself has never been an issue for me, but believing in myself was, especially in my first year of high school,” she admits.

“I was stuck in a rut. I felt mediocre all the time. Whenever I thought of any scenario, my mind made a list of every little thing that could go wrong even if it was completely irrational.”

Luckily, thanks to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode in which the titular character serves a ridiculous amount of customers on his first day as a fry cook, Kalissa had a crucial realization.

“If SpongeBob could serve a thousand anchovies on his first day, I could definitely try and gain some lost confidence back.”

After acknowledging that SpongeBob may be responsible for her passion for acting, Kalissa concluded her unique essay with a quote from the iconic, optimistic sponge himself.

“In the words of Mr. SquarePants himself, ‘I’m ready!'”

Kalissa left a disclaimer in the comments, noting that she graduated from college “like two weeks ago” and had written this essay when she was 17.

“WAIT GUYS I GRADUATED COLLEGE LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO I WROTE THIS WHEN I WAS 17 IM 21 NOW JUST AN FYI,” she wrote in early February.

With 7.1 million views, 1.3 million likes and over 8950 comments, Kalissa’s essay has earned immense praise for its heartfelt message.

“Your writing??? Impeccable. And I love how proud you are at the end aahhhh,” gushed @yahvim .

“The transition from SpongeBob to high school was smooth asl,” commended @mikarasc .

“You’re so iconic,” wrote @vilcreates .

Dan Povenmire, an animator who worked on SpongeBob Squarepants during its run, also commented on the video.

“I so wish Steve Hillenberg was still with us. I would have sent him this and he would have been proud,” he wrote, in reference to the late SpongeBob creator.

As far as creative college admissions essays go, this is definitely one deserving of major praise.

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Procrastination/transcript

• Mrs. Puff: Okay, class, quiet, quiet! Now get out your pencil and paper and write down the assignment. [class groans]
• SpongeBob: [leans towards Nat] Did you hear that? We get an assignment!
• Mrs. Puff: Everyone must write an essay on what not to do at a stoplight. [class groans again]
• SpongeBob: [Again leaning towards Nat] Did you hear that?! What not to do at a stoplight!
• Mrs. Puff: In no less than 800 words. [squeals and class groans again]
• Nat: [acting like SpongeBob] Did you hear that?! 800 words!
• SpongeBob: Yeah, I know! [Nat frowns]
• Mrs. Puff: Due tomorrow. And remember class: work hard and no goofing off.
• [Bubble transition to back at SpongeBob's house]
• SpongeBob: Okay, Gary, no goofin’ off! I am about to write the greatest essay of all time. Like most great essays, it will be written on paper. Even more important than the paper is [holds up a pencil] the pencil. A pencil as sharp or as dull as I like. Hmm... funny... as my ideas grow, you shrink. [kisses the pencil as little hearts fly out of it] Well, I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to write an essay. [looks at window, it's colorful outside] Okay, here we go. What. Not. To do. At. A. Stoplight. Hey this is easy! By SpongeBob SquarePants. Hah! This essay is pure gold! And now pencil, get ready to do your stuff because here we go! [SpongeBob's clock is shown. Several hours pass and he has still only written ten words] Gee, this is harder than I thought... [SpongeBob looks outside where everyone is having fun]
• Patrick: [applies lotion on Sandy] Come on, SpongeBob! [SpongeBob goes back to his desk]
• SpongeBob: It should be against the law to have to write an essay on such a super sailorific, sunshiny day! Oh! But I must press onward, because with this pencil, and the completion of this essay, I'll be one step closer to my driver's license! [a live-action drag race is shown. a car hits a wall, tumbles and gets back up] Oh, yeah. This'll be no problemo. Why, I've got plenty of time. It's only six o'clock. Okay, okay here we go, here we go. [struggles to write] I know, I just need to get blood pumpin' in the old noodle. How about some calisthenics?
• [SpongeBob does calisthenics. While doing it, he recites "Hup Hoo" several times, with his nose and eyelashes doing it too.]
• SpongeBob: I can feel those juices pumpin' now! [moves his chair closer to the table. he does it a lot because of the fun noise it makes. He then laughs] Huh? What am I doing?! I've gotta write that paper! [pushes his chair in] Come on, pencil, make words.
• Gary: Meow.
• SpongeBob: Gary! Hey, hey, hey, Gary! How's my favorite mollusk? How about you let ol' SpongeBob fix you up somethin’ to eat?
• SpongeBob: What do you mean you're not hungry?
• SpongeBob: I know I have an essay to write! Now come on, Gary. [Grabs Gary by his shell and pours some food he takes up a ladder and fills it to ceiling-level] I've gotta make sure you have your nutrition, Gary, so I'm not leaving until you eat every single bite. [Gary quickly eats it] Gary, are-are you sure you don't want some crème brulée? Or, or some chocolate-flavored algae bits? [steps on Gary's food] Gee, Gary sure made a mess. I can't work on my essay knowing there's a mess in the kitchen. [cleans it up using himself as a mop] Hmm... I might as well clean the rest of the floor while I'm at it. I should get these hard-to-reach places too! And these dishes need to be cleaned! Can't have dirty garbage. [sprays the garbage can] Well, I think it's clean enough now! Why that didn't take too long... and it's only... Ten o'clock?! [horrific sting plays] Ooh... No more foolin’ around! I've gotta get back to work! Okay, Mr. Es-say, I say... prepare to be written! [the graphite tip of his pencil approaches the paper like a diving fighter plane, and finally makes contact with it] I'm doing it! I'm doing it! Yeah... yeah... yeah! And some of these, and some of these... Almost there and... [finishes writing. The pencil is steaming due to the excess force] done. Now lets see how it looks so far. "The-" [shows he has only written "the" in fancy lettering] Break time! Pacing always helps me think. Let's see, only seven hundred ninety-nine words to go... Think, SpongeBob, think! [looks at the telephone. Cut to Patrick in bed, snoring. The phone rings and he wakes up]
• Patrick: Who is that? [picks up phone] Hello?
• SpongeBob: Hey, Patrick, whatcha up to?
• Patrick: Sleeping.
• SpongeBob: That's really fascinating, are you havin’ a good sleep? Any dreams you'd like to discuss? I remember on the...
• Patrick: SpongeBob, you and I both know that you're just choosing me as a distraction so you don't have to write your essay.
• SpongeBob: [gasps] That is-that is not true! I called to have an engaging conversation with you!
• Patrick: Well, I'm listening.
• SpongeBob: Uh... Marco!
• Patrick: Polo! [hangs up]
• SpongeBob: Yeah, well I gotta get going Patrick, got an important essay to write? [hangs up phone] Sheesh, what a chatterbox. Can't he see that I'm busy? [back to his desk with eraser shavings on his paper] I can't write with all these eraser shavings all over my paper! [swats the shavings away but they float above the paper] Now they're floating around my thinking space. [blows them away] So long, pesky particles! [the shavings float back to SpongeBob. As he struggles to remove the shavings, he swallows one in the process] I swallowed one! I'm choking! Water, water! [goes to the kitchen and drinks water] That was a close one.
• SpongeBob: What do you mean "overly dramatic," Gary? [rubs his tummy] All that choking sure made me hungry.
• SpongeBob: I can't write on an empty stomach, Gary. I gotta have my brain food! [opens the refrigerator] Now let's see... White or rye bread... or pumpernickel. Gee, I guess it really depends on the meat inside... and the cheese. [doorbell rings] A visitor? For me!? [SpongeBob opens the door to meet Norton the Mailfish] Hello!
• Norton: Package for Mr. SquarePants.
• SpongeBob: Great, thanks! So, uh, do you like delivering mail?
• Norton: It puts bread on the table.
• SpongeBob: Rye or pumpernickel? [laughs]
• Norton: Oh, brother..
• SpongeBob: So, do you deliver your own mail or do you have your own mail person? But then who delivers his mail? Is there a never-ending chain of mailmen delivering mail to other mailmen? Well I guess a P.O. box could in theory break the chain...
• Norton: Don't you have a paper to write? [He walks away]
• SpongeBob: [Gulps and zooms in on his face] How did he know I'm supposed to be writing an essay? [blipping his eyes and slides back into his house]
• Realistic Fish Head: In other news, local resident SpongeBob SquarePants only has a few hours left to complete his essay, and yet he continues to goof off. [head sticks out TV] When will he learn?
• SpongeBob: Hi-yah! [karate chops the TV causing a zap and glass breaking. lights a candle]
• Chair: Hey, SpongeBob? Over here! Come on, take a seat. Put your feet up and relax.
• SpongeBob: [gasps and a bell rings and drops the candle that went out and the clock lights up] Oh no! Midnight! [runs through the hallway of clocks and the alarms ring on the walls] Must... get... back to desk! [runs to the table, but it has enlarged. he jumps up on the chair] Whew, that was a close call. [his pants are missing] Ah! My pants!
• Pants: Yoo hoo! Down here!
• SpongeBob: You get up here! I've got to get back to work!
• Pants: [runs out of SpongeBob's Pineapple to the door] Freedom!
• SpongeBob: [runs out the door] Stop Pants, you get back here this instant! Paaants... [door closes, SpongeBob yelps, then tries to get back in, but it is locked. He looks in the window. The candle is still lighting. The clock spins, breaks, and comes to life]
• Snail Clock: [ghostly voice] Time's up, SpongeBob...
• SpongeBob: [gasps as the candle comes to life] Burning!
• Fire Wick: Only seven hundred ninety-nine words to go. [laughs sinisterly as he burns the essay]
• SpongeBob: No! [the fire wick burns his entire pineapple. He screams] What have I done?! [SpongeBob runs around his house, yelling] Help! Help! My house is on fire! [continues running around his burning house with black smoke until it comes to life]
• SpongeBob's House: SpongeBob, why? Why did you set me on fire, SpongeBob? Why didn't you just write your essay?! Stop wasting time!
• SpongeBob: [wakes up] Where's my essay? Oh, there you are! [laughs] I must have dozed off. [grabs his paper from his head] Lets see where are we? [holding his paper with a word "The" is still there, puts the paper down on the desk] Do I dare look at the clock... [slowly looks at the clock and gasps] It's almost nine o'clock! Class starts in five minutes. How am I gonna write this whole paper in five minutes? How am I supposed to know what not to do at a stoplight? Feeding your snail is something not to do at a stoplight! [Writing] And making a sandwich, and lighting candles, and drinking water, and calling your friends, and karate chopping the TV, and shootin' the breeze with the mailman, and fallin' asleep... [Bubble transition to SpongeBob running to the boating school] Mrs. Puff! Mrs. Puff! I'm finished! All eight hundred words! I'm finished! Here it is! [goes inside, but nobody is there] Mrs. Puff? Where is everybody?
• Mrs. Puff: Oh, there you are, SpongeBob.
• SpongeBob: Here you go, Mrs. Puff! Eight hundred words! All about stoplights and what not to do at 'em.
• Mrs. Puff: I'm sorry, SpongeBob. I tried to call you... I have to go to a teacher's convention.
• SpongeBob: But what about my essay?
• Mrs. Puff: I decided to cancel the assignment. We're just going to take a field trip to a stoplight instead. See you next week!
• [SpongeBob rips his essay, then he rips himself in half as the episode ends.]
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Procrastination/I'm with Stupid

• Episode aired Oct 19, 2001

Spongebob must write an essay for Boating School, but he keeps putting it off. Patrick's parents come to visit, and Patrick wants to make a good impression. Spongebob must write an essay for Boating School, but he keeps putting it off. Patrick's parents come to visit, and Patrick wants to make a good impression. Spongebob must write an essay for Boating School, but he keeps putting it off. Patrick's parents come to visit, and Patrick wants to make a good impression.

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• Trivia On TV syndication versions of this episode, the colors are noticeably more bleak and gray. However, on the dvd release and even digital release of this episode, the colors are normal.
• Goofs SpongeBob clearly says "What Not to do at a Stoplight, by SpongeBob SquarePants", as he writes it on his paper. A later shot of SpongeBob's paper clearly says, "What not to do at a Spotlight, By: SpongeBob Sqaurepants". It says "Spotlight" instead of "Stoplight".

Patrick : Dumb people are always blissfully unaware of how dumb they really are. Uhhh...

• Alternate versions The Spongebob Squarepants Christmas DVD contains Procratination as a Bonus Episode. This Episode on the Christmas DVD only shows a Deleted Scene where Spongebob looks outside after Saying: "this is harder than i thought" To see everyone having fun. Then saying that it should be against the law to write an essay, then Dreaming about getting his Drivers License (followed by a clip of an Indy car crashing) and Finally, him Doing Excersizes before getting back into the chair
• Connections Featured in Ted (2012)
• Soundtracks Dramatic Cue (e) (uncredited) Music by Ronald Hanmer

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Episode Transcript: Procrastination

Episode Article: Procrastination

[ edit ] Characters

• Realistic Fish Head
• Squidward (seen in a deleted scene)
• Sandy (seen in a deleted scene)

[ edit ] Dialogue

(At Mrs. Puff's Boating School, the bell rings)

Mrs. Puff : OK, class, quiet, quiet. Now, get out your pencils and paper, and write down the assignment. (students groan)

SpongeBob : Did you hear that? We get an assignment! (Nat gives an annoyed look)

Mrs. Puff : Everyone must write an essay on what not to do at a stoplight. (students groan again)

SpongeBob : Did you hear that? What not to do at a Stoplight. (Nat glares at him)

Mrs. Puff : In no less than 800 words. (squeals. Students groan again)

Nat : (acting like SpongeBob): Did you hear that? 800 words!

SpongeBob : Yeah, I know! (Nat frowns in annoyance)

Mrs. Puff : Due tomorrow. And remember, class: work hard, and no goofing off. (back at SpongeBob's house)

SpongeBob : OK, Gary, no goofing off. I am about to write the greatest essay of all time. Like most great essays, it will be written on paper. (Shows two pieces) Even more important than the paper is... (shows a pencil) ...the pencil. A pencil is sharp or as dull as I like. (To the pencil) Hmm.. funny thing, as my ideas grow, you shrink. (kisses the pencil) Well, I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to write an essay. (looks at window. It's colorful outside) OK, here we go. (begins writing) "What Not to Do at a Stoplight". Hey, this is easy! "By SpongeBob SquarePants". Ha, this essay is pure gold. And now, pencil, get ready to do your stuff, because here we go! (the clock is shown. Several hours pass and SpongeBob has not written anything else) Gee, this is harder than I thought. (in a deleted scene, he looks outside. There is a carnival. Squidward is suntanning. A kid is eating ice cream. Jellyfish are playing tennis. Gary is playing with a ball. Patrick is rubbing Sandy with sunscreen)

Patrick : Come on, SpongeBob!

SpongeBob : It should be against the law to have to write an essay on such a super sailorific, sunshiny day. (groans) But I must press onward. Because with this pencil, and the completion of this essay, I'll be one step closer to my driver's license! (a live-action drag race is shown. A car hits a wall, tumbles, and gets back up. Cut back to SpongeBob) Oh, yeah... This'll be no problemo. Why, I've got plenty of time. It's only six o'clock! Okay, okay, here we go. Here we go. (SpongeBob struggles to write) I know! I just need to get a little blood pumpin' in the old noodle. How about some calisthenics? (does calisthenics. While doing it, he recites "Hup hoo" several times) I can feel those juices pumpin' now. (moves his chair closer to the table. Does it a lot because of the fun noise it makes. Laughs) Huh? What am I doing? I gotta write that paper. (pushes his chair in) Come on, pencil, make words.

Gary : Meow.

SpongeBob : Gary! Hey, hey, hey, Gary! How's my favorite mollusk? How about you and ol' SpongeBob fix you up something to eat?

SpongeBob : What do you mean you're not hungry?

SpongeBob : I know I have an essay to write. Now, come on, Gary. (pours some food) I've got to make sure you get your nutrition, so I'm not leaving till you eat every single bite. (takes up a ladder and fills it to ceiling-level. Gary quickly eats it) Gary, are you sure you don't want some crème brûlée? Or some choco-flavored algae bits? (sees a pile of food on the floor) Gee, Gary sure made a mess. I can't work on my essay, knowing there's a mess in the kitchen. (cleans it up) Hmm. I might as well clean the rest of the floor while I'm at it. I should get these hard-to-reach places too! And these dishes need to be cleaned! Can't have dirty garbage. (some time later, SpongeBob is finished) Well, I think it's clean enough now. (the kitchen is now chrome) Why, that didn't take too long. It's only... (checks the clock) 10:00! Oh. No more fooling around. I gotta get back to work. Okay, Mr. Essay, I say: prepare to be written! I'm doing it! (begins writing frantically in a montage) I'm doing it!... Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!... And some of these, and some of these!... Almost there and... (drops pencil) done. (sighs in relief) Now, let's see how it looks so far. The... (he has only written the word "The", in a fancy manner) Break time! Pacing always helps me think. (paces around the room) Let's see, only 799 words to go. Think, SpongeBob, think. (looks at the telephone, then at the paper, then back at the phone. Cut to Patrick in bed. His phone rings and he wakes up)

Patrick : Who's that? (picks up phone) Hello?

SpongeBob : Hey, Patrick, what are you up to?

Patrick : Sleeping.

SpongeBob : That's really fascinating. Are you having a good sleep? Any dreams you'd like to discuss? I remember on this...

Patrick : SpongeBob, you and I both know that you're just using me as a distraction so you don't have to write your essay.

SpongeBob : (gasps) That is not true! I called to have an engaging conversation with you!

Patrick : Well, I'm listening.

SpongeBob : Uh...Marco!

Patrick : Polo. (hangs up)

SpongeBob : (listening to a dial tone) Yeah, well, I gotta get going, Patrick. Got an important essay to write. (hangs up phone) Sheesh, what a chatterbox. Can't he see that I'm busy? (notices eraser shavings on his paper) I can't write with all these eraser shavings all over my paper! (throws them away) Now they're floating around my thinking space. (blows them away) So long, pesky particles! (they come back, and he chokes on one) I swallowed one! I'm choking! Water! Water! (goes to the kitchen and drinks water, then gasps in relief) That was a close one.

SpongeBob : What do you mean overly dramatic, Gary? All that choking sure made me hungry.

SpongeBob : I can't write on an empty stomach, Gary. I gotta have my brain food. (looking through his refrigerator) Now, let's see. White or rye bread...or pumpernickel? Gee, I guess it really depends on the meat inside. And the cheese. (doorbell rings) A visitor? For me? (opens the door) Hello!

Mailman : Package for Mr. SquarePants.

SpongeBob : Great! Thanks! So, you like delivering mail?

Mailman : It puts bread on the table.

SpongeBob : Rye or pumpernickel? (laughs)

Mailman : Oh, brother.

SpongeBob : So, do you deliver your own mail? Or do you have your own mailperson? But then, who delivers his mail? Is there a never-ending chain of mailmen delivering mail to other mailmen? Well, I guess a P.O. box could, in theory, break the chain.

Mailman : Don't you have a paper to write? (walks away)

SpongeBob : (gulps) How did he know I'm supposed to be writing an essay? (glances back and forth several times, then slides backward into his house, turns and tiptoes in front of the television)

Realistic Fish Head : (speaking on the TV) In other news, local resident SpongeBob SquarePants only has a few hours left to complete his essay. And yet he continues to goof off. (his head leans through the TV screen into SpongeBob's face) When will he learn?

SpongeBob : Hi-yah! (karate chops the TV causing a zap and the glass breaks. The room has a blackout and he lights a candle)

Easy Chair : (SpongeBob turns to it) Hey! SpongeBob, over here! Come on! Take a seat! Put your feet up and relax! (SpongeBob drops the candle on the floor and the fire on the candle goes out)

SpongeBob : (gasps, as the bell rings the clock lights up as he looks at the clock) Oh, no! Midnight! (Panting, he runs in a hallway where the wall is full of paintings of clocks in the style of "Persistence of Memory") Must... get... back to desk! (runs to the table, but it has enlarged. He jumps up) Whew, that was a close call. (notices his pants are missing and he screams) My pants!

Pants : Yoo hoo! Down here!

SpongeBob : You get up here! I gotta get back to work!

Pants : Freedom!

SpongeBob : (runs out the door following the pants) Stop, pants! You get back here this instant! Pants! (The door closes. SpongeBob tries to get back in, but it is locked. He looks in the window. The candle is still lit. The clock's face pops off, revealing a mouth)

Clock : (ghostly voice) Time's up, SpongeBob. (the candle melts into a flame, Flare. SpongeBob gasps)

SpongeBob : Burning!

Flare : (takes SpongeBob's essay paper) Only 799 words to go! (burns the paper and leaps off the table) Hehehehe!

SpongeBob : No! (the inside of his house burns. Screams) What have I done? Help! Help! My house is on fire! (continues running around his burnt house, babbling incoherently, until the house comes to life)

House : SpongeBob, why? Why did you set me on fire, SpongeBob?! Why didn't you just write your essay?! Stop wasting time!

SpongeBob : (wakes up from his nightmare and takes the pencil off his face) Where's my essay! Oh, there you are! I must've dozed off. Let's see, where are we? (the paper only reads "The") Do I dare look at the clock? (looks at the clock, then gasps) It's almost 9:00! Class starts in five minutes! How am I going to write this whole paper in five minutes? How am I supposed to know what not to do at a stoplight? (realizing) Feeding your snail is something not to do at a stoplight! And... (begins writing) ...making a sandwich. And lighting candles! And drinking water! And calling your friends! And karate chopping the TV! And shooting the breeze with the mailman. And falling asleep... (cut to SpongeBob, out of breath, running to the boating school) Mrs. Puff! Mrs. Puff! I'm finished! All 800 words! I'm finished! Here it is! Mrs. Puff? (goes inside, but nobody is there) Where is everybody?

Mrs. Puff : Oh, there you are, SpongeBob.

SpongeBob : Here you go, Mrs. Puff! All 800 words! All about stoplights and what not to do at 'em.

Mrs. Puff : I'm sorry, SpongeBob. I tried to call you! I have to go to a teacher's convention.

SpongeBob : But what about my essay?

Mrs. Puff : Nah, I decided to cancel the assignment. We're just going to take a field trip to a stoplight instead. See you next week! (exits. SpongeBob rips his essay. He then rips himself)

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A Writer’s Worst Fear: The Blank Google Doc

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In my absolute favorite episode of Spongebob, he is faced with the task of writing an essay. Following an exaggerated, drawn-out montage of his pencil moving on paper, it turns out that after all the dramatics, he has only written one word: “The,” but in a really ornate font.

It’s a funny poke at procrastination, but it’s also painfully real. I was watching YouTube clips of Spongebob instead of writing this article. There is something meta, something ironic about procrastinating while writing about procrastination, but it is a necessary process in order to first understand, then kick, this bad habit.

Unfortunately, the root of chronic procrastination is something quite familiar to Yale students already — imposter syndrome. Yes, imposter syndrome not only makes you doubt your place at Yale, it also hinders your academic success. Worse still, writers are especially susceptible to this type of procrastination.

Megan McArdle, in her book “The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success,” developed a theory that may explain why writers are particularly bad procrastinators — it’s because we were too good in English class. If you are at Yale, it’s probable that throughout your primary and secondary education, you were a “gifted” student who had coasted through school solely based on natural talent. In English class, words just came to you naturally and teachers lathered you with praise, but as the saying goes: the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Once at Yale, these students may suddenly find it hard to accept that there are actually challenges for which they are unprepared. Being smart is no longer about finding work easy. It is now about the ability to overcome new challenges.

This deceptive perfection can then foster an irrational fear in writers of simply producing something bad. Every new writing project yet to be completed has the potential of confirming your excellence as a writer — or, of crashing and burning and destroying your reputation. Imposter syndrome threatens to expose the “real” you, which may not be as competent and experienced as expectations hold. The longer the piece is put off, it can still be perfect, and you are safe for just a little while longer. Sooner or later, however, the tipping point from inaction to action is when the fear of turning in nothing trumps the fear of turning in something bad. That’s when you are left scrambling to meet the deadline.

Additionally, when people meet a challenge outside of their comfort zone, it may be tempting to engage in “self-handicapping,” a psychological term for deliberately inhibiting performance to create an excuse for not doing well. This commonly manifests as, “I didn’t study for this test at all, so I’m going to fail!” Similarly, writers who procrastinate will have an excuse if they happen to produce a bad draft.

If you are feeling very attacked by this point, don’t! If anything, I am guilty of every single thing in this article, and that is why I felt compelled to write it. If writers can recognize these destructive patterns, awareness can be the first step to improvement in an “awareness/action” approach. Procrastination is only a coping strategy, not a moral failure.

In fact, oftentimes procrastination and chronic lateness can be signs of optimism and hopefulness. We are masters of multitasking, believing that we can fit more tasks into a limited amount of time. We tend to see the big picture, instead of micromanaging. That should be the focus, rather than self-doubt or criticism.

For me, the hardest part of writing is always getting started, crossing the threshold from the perfect form in my mind into the glaringly blank Google Doc. But once the ideas begin to take form and the words start to flow, the simple pleasure of writing overwhelms imposter syndrome for the moment. The key to defeating procrastination is to find a balance between confidence in your abilities as a writer, but not confidence to the point where failure is not an option. Because failing well is the key to success.

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Spongebob Squarepants,great personality,fictional character,Spongebob’s personality,SpongeBob,Krusty Krab,Spongebob’s side,Patrick,resilient personality

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Spongebob Essay | Essay On SpongeBob For Cartoon Viewers

February 14, 2024 by Raju

An essay on an interesting topic that is very near and well-known to everyone is the best thing to know, right? Today I have come up with everyone’s favorite comedy character in the animated series called Spongebob. How many of you guys like Mr. Spongebob’s character from Spongebob Squarepants? Do you know what is the character and attitude of SpongeBob? What is the part of the character and the episode you like from the SpongeBob square pants comedy series? Why has it become so popular? Is it a real story or just a fiction story with animated characters? What is the character you like most in the Spongebob square pants? I hope you really enjoy reading this stuff about SpongeBob. Let’s dig in.

You can read more  Essay Writing about articles, events, people, sports, technology many more. You can also read spongebob essay memes, episodes, and essays with 800 words, 1280 words, and 2000 words. Spongebob essays that copy and paste are available online too.

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Spongebob essay revolves around aquatic fiction with creative characters. Spongebob is the character was born from the imagination of a marine science educator, and to an imaginary character of marine science educator, gave life and address nature as spongebob squarepants to the Television world in the form of a series by the famous animator called Stephen Hillenburg.

A spongebob essay is the most wanted comedy series on television for kids and animation lovers. It is an American comedy series, which is the longest-running series in the American animation world. It got the place fifth, in the American comedy series category. It is a fiction that attracts everyone. Everyone loves the spongebob character so much.

The fiction of SpongeBob essay highlights the character of SpongeBob’s square pants and the assemblage of his aquatic friends. Spongebob is a yellow sea sponge. He is an active and positive attitude sea sponge. Submerged pineapple is the place he lives in. He is enthusiastic. He works as a fry cook at the Krusty crab which is a fast food restaurant in his place.

His best friends are Patrick star and sandy cheeks. His hobbies are, Catching jellyfish, and making shapes with soap bubbles. He has a pet called Gray which is a sea snail with a pink shell and body is blue.

Among his best friends, one lives in two houses beside his house. His name is Patrick star he is a pink starfish who lives under a rock. He is intelligent to himself and dim-witted. Squidward is a neighbor who lives next to SpongeBob’s door and a co-worker. He hates spongebob and his friends because of their behavior.

Getting the boat’s driving license from Mrs. Puffs’s boating school . It is the one and only goal in his life. He use to go to Mrs. Puffs’ boating school.

The fiction of spongebob, in the SpongeBob essay, highlights the desire of SpongeBob. He is used to going to the boating school and always trying to finish the assignment. The spongebob squarepants 37 a, an episode called “Procrastination” from season 2. In this season SpongeBob makes an essay with 800 words. Let’s see how it begins. The episode begins in the school.

Mrs. Puff gives an assignment to SpongeBob’s class. The assignment is an essay, an essay on what not to do in a spotlight. Spongebob is an enthusiastic one right? He can’t wait for the assignment which is given in class. He wants to write the essay as fast as he can.

He went to his house and quickly finished the household work. He cleaned the workspace for writing and has taken the materials required for the workspace. After completing the other works, he starts to think about what to write, how to write, and where to start, these are the things coming into his mind of SpongeBob.

Even though he is fond of writing essay, he is getting distracted by seeing his friends playing in front of his house. But the time is running out, and SpongeBob’s mind is inconsistent to write. He needs a good mood to write the essay.

Hence he started to do some things like cleaning the kitchen and making sandwiches with bread. Even though he didn’t get in a good mood. His focus won’t go on the essay. He is finding ways to escape from writing. Patrick also found that spongebob is trying to escape from writing by wasting time and making a call to him about the rough time.

By wasting the time, his hallucinations come into reality and direct him to write the unfinished essay. When a mailman came to his house, he imagined that he suggests that he stop wasting time completing his work. Later the mailman went away.

Suddenly, All of the things around him interfere, and starts saying that stop wasting time. Before his realization. He slowly slips into sleep. After waking up, in the early morning five minutes before going to class, He looked at his assignment and imagined what happened until the minute before.

He finally knows how to start the essay and quickly starts writing the essay. Then he completed the essay with 800 words. In that essay, most of the part was reflecting the previous day of him and mostly near to the topic called what not to do in a spotlight. At last, he went to the class with the finished essay so excitedly.

Surprisingly he didn’t find anyone in the class. The class is empty. His excitement has gone into the air. In addition to that Mrs. puff find him in the class and told him that she wanted to inform him earlier that she canceled the assignment.

In the place of assignment, she wants to take a class on the field trip which is coming the following week on What not to do at a spotlight. He recalls his troubles to write the essay and he remains in vain of cancellation of the assignment. At the end of the episode, he frustratedly rips the notes and turns them in half.

Frequently Asked Questions On Spongebob Essay

Question 1. What was Sponge Bob’s essay on?

Answer: Sponge Bob’s essay on what not to do at a spotlight.

Question 2. What episode does SpongeBob write an essay on?

Answer: Spongebob write an essay in the episode of procrastination.

Question 3. How would you describe SpongeBob?

Answer: You would describe spongebob as enthusiastic, optimist, funny, a good friend, a good communicator, and a determinant.

Question 4. What is the main story of SpongeBob?

Answer: A sea sponge that lives under submerged pineapple. Making of fun his friends, being determined of getting a boating license, and working at the fast food restaurant is the main story of spongebob.

Question 5. What does SpongeBob teach kids?

Answer: Spongebob teaches kids with, his goodness, love, and friendship, and to be happy in every activity of whatever they do. Converting them into a fun way or a happy way is the lesson that spongebob teaches kids.

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