100 Days of Conquering Procrastination Day 1

11:18 PM

Today I experienced possibly the best April Fools' joke in my life. I fell for it.

4:23 AM (of Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025)

The best April Fools joke I've ever seen is the one done by the Anti-Natalist subreddit today, r/antinatalist. What antinatalism means is people against giving birth. The arguments for it are reasonable, in that it's probably better to not have been born than to suffer through life. I'm not sure if most people are suffering, so I can't make any blanket statements like that. I think everyone has experienced moments of unhappiness and depression though. No one is happy all the time. Again, I don't know if most people are unhappy most of the time, but I think that's more reasonable than most people being happy most of the time.

I was part of r/antinatalism years ago, in the 2018-2020 era probably. I agreed with all the antinatalism arguments, it made sense to me at the time. A few things changed my mind. A YouTuber named SuperHumanDance who is anti-natalist, debated Vegan Gains, who is pro-natalist but doesn't want any kids. Both are vegan. From what I recall, though I don't remember any of it at all now, SuperHumanDance got desroyed in the debate, and I adjusted my views on it.

Having my first girlfriend in 2021 and her wanting kids, further changed my views. Today I'm fine with either, if I die without any kids, no problem. If I have kids, then that works too. It's not an aim for me in life, though I probably should make up my mind since I am not getting any yonuger.

Anyway, the antinatalism subreddit posted an announcement today that they were basically banning the discussion of veganism. I mentioned that I was there in 2018-2020 because I would bring up veganism there every now and then. Not frequently, but every now and then. There were few people discussing or posting about it. Apparently it's become a huge topic in all their discussions now, enough that a few days ago they limited veganism discussions to like 3 per day, and they made this April Fools joke to ban it entirely.

When I first read it, I was annoyed and angered that they would limit free speech like this. I posted some comments and replies to people. Then somehow, I eventually realized it was an April Fools joke, and I laughed out loud. I viewed the entire post in an entirely new light, and read all the comments in an entirely new light and point of view. I messaged Emma about it, she is a huge antinatalist and vegan, and she replied happily and we laughed together at the whole thing.

Oh yeah, there's a million things going on in my life. I have work, exercises, brain training, social connections. Even if I don't mention something, it doesn't mean I didn't do something or thought about something. I have been putting on minoxidil on my face and beard the past few days, but haven't mentioned it once except for that first day. I got 3 hours of sleep last night only, and didn't even mention this either. I read some manga today, and I didn't mention that.

What I want to mention though, is I am starting this mythical 100 stories urban legend thing on procrastination, based on the 100 ghost stories urban legend. The 100 ghost stories is an urban legend that you tell 100 ghost stories in a campfire, and by the end, you will see ghosts or something supernatural will happen. There is an entire manga based on this. With the help of ChatGPT, I am doing a fable every day on procrastination, by the end, anyone listening to it will have conquered all their procrastination.

Story 1: The Banana on the Shelf

Once there was a banana, fresh and golden, sitting proudly on a kitchen shelf.

“I’m not ready yet,” it said. “Let me wait for the perfect moment to be eaten. A moment where I feel truly needed — when the recipe is special, or the guest is worthy.”

So it waited.

Days passed. The skin began to spot, then brown. Fruit flies came and went. The banana looked less radiant with each sunrise.

“I still have time,” it told itself. “Maybe tomorrow will be the day.”

But tomorrow never brought the moment it imagined.

By the end of the week, the banana was blackened, soft, forgotten. No one wanted it now. The baker passed it by. The smoothie skipped it. The child wrinkled her nose.

Finally, it was tossed — uneaten, unused.

The shelf sighed, “You were perfect five days ago.”

Moral: Perfection is a moment, not a destination. The young believe they have all the time in the world, that their golden glow will last forever. But the truth is: we are ripening every day — and with ripening comes rot. There is power in recognizing your readiness and tragedy in denying it. Waiting too long under the illusion of “more time” leads not to brilliance, but to decay. Life does not reward those who sit on the shelf dreaming of ideal conditions — it rewards those who act while they are still ripe.

Anyway, that was my day today.