Monday, September 27, 2010

later!!!!

why do it now when U can do it later.If it weren't for the last minute I would not get any work done.Yes procrastination,is hands down our favorite form of self-sabotage-A guilty pleasure.
But You know what The most impressive people I know are all terrible procrastinators. So could it be that procrastination isn't always bad?
Maybe.The main reason people find it difficult to work on a particular problem is that they don't enjoy it. When you're young, especially, you often find yourself working on stuff you don't really like-- because it seems impressive, for example, or because you've been assigned to work on it. Most grad students are stuck working on big problems they don't really like, and grad school is thus synonymous with procrastination.
Another reason people don't work on big projects is, ironically, fear of wasting time. What if they fail? Then all the time they spent on it will be wasted. (In fact it probably won't be, because work on hard projects almost always leads somewhere.)
I think the way to "solve" the problem of procrastination is to let delight pull you instead of making a to-do list push you. Work on an ambitious project you really enjoy, and sail as close to the wind as you can, and you'll leave the right things undone.
But wouldn't life be really mundane if everything is done on time..I feel procrastination is one of those necessary evils

1 comment:

  1. procrastination is the -
    "art of keeping"
    "up with yesterday" [Don Marquis archy and mehitabel]
    need i say more..
    nice piece little joe.. :)

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