Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.
Robert Benchley
Procrastination comes in many forms. How do you know if it is good or bad? There is a simple question that will give you the answer: How does your life feel?
Do you have the things that you want in life? Do you do the work you want to be doing? Do you get things done and feel like you have some control?
If the answer to these questions is “yes” then maybe you have harnessed the power of Robert Benchley’s smart remark and you practice Structured Procrastination. This is a powerful form of procrastination that paradoxically helps you get things done. Congratulations. And why are you reading a blog about Career Change?
Do you lack things you want and dream about having them? Is your work grinding and unrewarding? Do you face each day with dread at the pile of things that needs to be done? Does your life feel hectic and out of control?
If your answer to these questions is “yes” then welcome to the Procrastinators Anonymous club. We’ll get around to inviting you to a meeting one of these days.
A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.
Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby
Procrastination can cause anxiety. It seems paradoxical, because most of us put things off because we are anxious about doing them. We think that putting those things off will make them less scary.
It doesn’t necessarily work that way. Things that have to be done can get scarier as we put them off. When is the last time you had an overdue bill go away because you put off paying it?
If your life feels out of control and you feel that you are lacking things that you want or need, then maybe procrastination is contributing to the problem. A good recipe for regaining control in your life is to do one thing every day that you are afraid to do. If you will take that, admittedly frightening step, you will gain confidence and start to feel that you are gaining control.
By the streets of “By and By” one arrives at the house of “Never”.
Cervantes
Here’s the worst thing about procrastination: Some things do go away when we put them off. Worse, it is usually the things that could be rewarding or fun that go away.
Right now we are at the beginning of a huge boom in IT- related jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that we will see more than 1.5 million new IT- and computer-related jobs between now and 2012. If you have ever wanted to get into this career, now is the time to do it.
Are you going to follow your dream? Or are you going to let this great opportunity pass you by?
Procrastinate now! Don’t put it off.
Ellen DeGeneres
I love Ellen DeGeneres’ joke about procrastination. It is nonsensical and yet it is a call to action. In some ways she cuts right to the heart of issue.
Very few of us do nothing. We’re always doing something. Why don’t we do the things that will get us to where we want to be?
You can always procrastinate tomorrow.
Robert Benchley
Procrastination comes in many forms. How do you know if it is good or bad? There is a simple question that will give you the answer: How does your life feel?
Do you have the things that you want in life? Do you do the work you want to be doing? Do you get things done and feel like you have some control?
If the answer to these questions is “yes” then maybe you have harnessed the power of Robert Benchley’s smart remark and you practice Structured Procrastination. This is a powerful form of procrastination that paradoxically helps you get things done. Congratulations. And why are you reading a blog about Career Change?
Do you lack things you want and dream about having them? Is your work grinding and unrewarding? Do you face each day with dread at the pile of things that needs to be done? Does your life feel hectic and out of control?
If your answer to these questions is “yes” then welcome to the Procrastinators Anonymous club. We’ll get around to inviting you to a meeting one of these days.
A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.
Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby
Procrastination can cause anxiety. It seems paradoxical, because most of us put things off because we are anxious about doing them. We think that putting those things off will make them less scary.
It doesn’t necessarily work that way. Things that have to be done can get scarier as we put them off. When is the last time you had an overdue bill go away because you put off paying it?
If your life feels out of control and you feel that you are lacking things that you want or need, then maybe procrastination is contributing to the problem. A good recipe for regaining control in your life is to do one thing every day that you are afraid to do. If you will take that, admittedly frightening step, you will gain confidence and start to feel that you are gaining control.
By the streets of “By and By” one arrives at the house of “Never”.
Cervantes
Here’s the worst thing about procrastination: Some things do go away when we put them off. Worse, it is usually the things that could be rewarding or fun that go away.
Right now we are at the beginning of a huge boom in IT- related jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that we will see more than 1.5 million new IT- and computer-related jobs between now and 2012. If you have ever wanted to get into this career, now is the time to do it.
Are you going to follow your dream? Or are you going to let this great opportunity pass you by?
Procrastinate now! Don’t put it off.
Ellen DeGeneres
I love Ellen DeGeneres’ joke about procrastination. It is nonsensical and yet it is a call to action. In some ways she cuts right to the heart of issue.
Very few of us do nothing. We’re always doing something. Why don’t we do the things that will get us to where we want to be?
You can always procrastinate tomorrow.
1 comment:
Great information. Thanks John.
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