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Structured Procrastination
The list of tasks one has in mind will be ordered by importance. Tasks that seem most urgent and important are on top. But there are also worthwhile tasks to perform lower down on the list. Doing these tasks becomes a way of not doing the things higher up on the list.
from Structured Procrastination by John Perry
Simon Joliveau Breney added 2mo ago
the procrastinator can be motivated to do difficult, timely and important tasks, as long as these tasks are a way of not doing something more important.
from Structured Procrastination by John Perry
Simon Joliveau Breney added 2mo ago
This task is near the top of my list; it bothers me, and motivates me to do other useful but superficially less important things.
from Structured Procrastination by John Perry
Daniel Wentsch added 2mo ago
Procrastinators often follow exactly the wrong tack. They try to minimize their commitments, assuming that if they have only a few things to do, they will quit procrastinating and get them done. But this goes contrary to the basic nature of the procrastinator and destroys his most important source of motivation. The few tasks on his list will be by
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Daniel Wentsch added 2mo ago
If all the procrastinator had left to do was to sharpen some pencils, no force on earth could get him do it. However, the procrastinator can be motivated to do difficult, timely and important tasks, as long as these tasks are a way of not doing something more important.
from Structured Procrastination by John Perry
Daniel Wentsch added 2mo ago