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From: Michael Grant <mgr...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:57:01 -0600
Local: Thurs, Dec 23 2004 2:57 pm
Subject: Procrastination
I wonder how common this behavior pattern is that I observe in myself:
I really want/need to be doing "important but not urgent" activity A (say, working on a marketing plan). I'd like to devote my full attention to A until the end of the workday, but I can't do that until I finish B (say, editing a translation), which is less important but comes with a deadline. I don't much feel like working on B, and the deadline is not terribly tight, so I end up doing C (say, reading Lantra, browsing the Web or blogging) until B becomes acutely urgent. I do almost always meet the deadline for B, but by the time I finish, it's too late and I'm too tired to do much with A. By the next morning, another B has come along and the cycle starts anew.... Michael, a.k.a. Lethargic Man
-- Sont fous ces Ricains
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