Someday is not a day of the week.
— Anonymous
In her posts, Ellie has been beating up on the devil of procrastination. As I’ve been reading what she’s been writing, I’ve been wrestling with the idea of procrastination myself. I’m not so sure procrastination is such a bad guy. Let me tell you why.
First of all, let’s be clear. When we call a behavior “procrastination” we’ve already judged the behavior as less desirable than “gettin’ – R – done.” As a matter of fact, when I went looking for definitions, I found this at en.wiktionary.org: “The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.” [emphasis mine]
The real question to me is Continue reading » Productive Procrastination
It’s no news to you, life is moving faster and faster every day. The new normal is that work starts when you get up (if you’re lucky and no one is calling you from a distant time zone) and ends when you turn out the light for the night. The thing is, it’s not just happening to you, it is now an accepted part of our culture. That acceptance has huge ramifications for how we live our lives. We brag that we work 80 hours/week. Our kids brag about how many activities they’re involved in. No one stops until they drop – LITERALLY!
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