In an inspiring story of zoning out then locking in emerging from Brooklyn, NY, 26-year-old Harmony Eckers completes every single work task she’s ever been assigned between 4pm and 4:45pm.Â
“I really struggle with time management, especially when I’m working remotely,” Harmony told reporters gathered at the scene, where she was supposed to be working but was instead trying her hand at origami. “I can’t quite muster the motivation to do my work until it becomes extremely clear that I’m hopelessly behind.”
Sources confirm Harmony is supposed to propose three alternative designs to her company’s webpage by 5 p.m. today. It’s currently 3:30, and she hasn’t even started.Â
“I was going to start this morning, but I had to make sure I had a nutritious breakfast and warm shower to kick things off,” she continued, still folding paper birds. “Then, of course, I had to do my laundry. After that, it was time for lunch!”
Harmony maintains that she can only work under extreme duress, and that extreme duress starts to sink in around 3:45.Â
“That’s when I start to panic about how I’ve done absolutely no work,” she said, checking her watch. “The anxiety attack normally lasts 15 minutes, bringing us right to 4pm.”
According to this schedule, Harmony has about 15 minutes before she panics, then 15 minutes of panicking, then 45 minutes of being the most productive she has ever been in her life.
“From 4 to 4:45, I’m golden,” she continued. “They pay me the big bucks for the stuff that happens from 4 to 4:45.”
“What we’re seeing here is a maddening combination of ADHD and severe anxiety,” said medical professional Dr. Lisa Heinrich. “The ADHD prevents her from beginning her work at a reasonable time and continuing at a reasonable pace, but the anxiety kicks in to save her from disaster.”Â
Dr. Heinrich believes it would probably be better for Harmony if she just failed once, experienced the consequences of her actions, then changed her behavior, but unfortunately, it does not appear that has happened or will ever happen.
As of press time, Harmony had broken into a cold sweat the second the clock struck 3:45, then finished all three web page mockups and added a fourth just to sweeten the deal. She was finished and back to her origami folding by 4:46. Â