Discussion Forum > The Best Article on Procrastination Ever Written
Yep, that's me some weeks. Except for the almost-done point. My monkey is strongest then. "Great job! All the important stuff is done, all the rest is just tidying up, which you can knock off when you need a break from something else."
August 22, 2014 at 22:01 |
Cricket
Cricket
That was pretty entertaining. But my favorite is still
http://www.structuredprocrastination.com
(BTW, there's now a whole book on the idea - click "Order the Book" link at top of that page, if interested.)
http://www.structuredprocrastination.com
(BTW, there's now a whole book on the idea - click "Order the Book" link at top of that page, if interested.)
August 22, 2014 at 22:07 |
ubi
ubi
It all seems a rather long-winded way of saying what is summed up in the chart on p. 73 of "Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play" Hodder 2000 (sorry, can't remember the author).
"Beyond the resistance threshold we will only do a task once the pain of not doing it becomes greater than the pain of doing it."
Structured procrastination on the other hand is a genius article and the insight in it is amazing - and hilarious. And strangely enough the top item on my to do list is "Learn Chinese"!
"Beyond the resistance threshold we will only do a task once the pain of not doing it becomes greater than the pain of doing it."
Structured procrastination on the other hand is a genius article and the insight in it is amazing - and hilarious. And strangely enough the top item on my to do list is "Learn Chinese"!
August 22, 2014 at 23:47 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html
Part 2: Welcome to The Dark Woods, Your Banana-Strewn Path to The Happy Playground
http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/11/how-to-beat-procrastination.html