Comments on: New Year’s Resolutions…later http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/ BoDo Business of Design online Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:02:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: Robert @ reason4smile http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11589 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:58:42 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11589 Struck very much by this post! Need more play time, thanks! Struck very much by this post! Need more play time, thanks!

]]> by: Sherri http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11486 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:01:24 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11486 I love this post! I find it to be completely true. I'm a procrastinator and I find my best work, writing, thinking and everything else I do during the time when I'm supposed to be doing something else. I still make my deadlines, so what's the problem? Thank you for saying there is no problem, because there isn't. Procrastination being a bad thing is one of those Puritan mindsets of idle minds being the Devil's playground, I think. I've never bought it and now I have a really good post on the reasons not to. I love this post! I find it to be completely true. I’m a procrastinator and I find my best work, writing, thinking and everything else I do during the time when I’m supposed to be doing something else. I still make my deadlines, so what’s the problem? Thank you for saying there is no problem, because there isn’t. Procrastination being a bad thing is one of those Puritan mindsets of idle minds being the Devil’s playground, I think. I’ve never bought it and now I have a really good post on the reasons not to.

]]> by: Cindy http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11477 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:57:31 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11477 Procrastination can be a double edge sword. It's an art to master. If you know your timeline, then you don't fret over the time wasted. It's when people constantly worry up to the point that they finally start working on the project and then there just isn't any playtime while procrastinating. It's lots of fun when done right! Procrastination can be a double edge sword. It’s an art to master. If you know your timeline, then you don’t fret over the time wasted. It’s when people constantly worry up to the point that they finally start working on the project and then there just isn’t any playtime while procrastinating. It’s lots of fun when done right!

]]> by: Catherine Morley http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11467 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:18:43 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11467 Karen, Nice post. I'm a procrastinator too. In the past several weeks (almost a month actually) I've been lagging behind like crazy. Looking for a push. Looking for something to jerk me into some energy driven 'ah hahs' Karen,

Nice post. I’m a procrastinator too. In the past several weeks (almost a month actually) I’ve been lagging behind like crazy. Looking for a push. Looking for something to jerk me into some energy driven ‘ah hahs’

]]> by: Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind) http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11405 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:52:17 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11405 I so totally agree with this Tom. I have been developing a theory of Procrastination as a Productivity Tool for years now. If you're interested a wrote a <a href="http://www.scrapsofmind.com/2006/05/16/procrastination-2/" rel="nofollow">post on this</a> about a year ago. Now if only I can find someone to give me the book deal... I so totally agree with this Tom. I have been developing a theory of Procrastination as a Productivity Tool for years now. If you’re interested a wrote a post on this about a year ago.
Now if only I can find someone to give me the book deal…

]]> by: TomDyer http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11402 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:03:35 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11402 I dunno, DG...you spent a lot of time debating the snow removal of your house...and then you played with your dog...and then you debated the slow agonizing death of novice snowplowers...seems like you have mastered the balance betwixt waiting and doing! LOL, and take no offense, please! I dunno, DG…you spent a lot of time debating the snow removal of your house…and then you played with your dog…and then you debated the slow agonizing death of novice snowplowers…seems like you have mastered the balance betwixt waiting and doing! LOL, and take no offense, please!

]]> by: DG http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11401 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:56:42 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11401 Hmm, not sure I agree but fun article for the new year! Hmm, not sure I agree but fun article for the new year!

]]> by: Never the Same River Twice http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11379 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:10:02 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/new-years-resolutionslater/#comment-11379 Oh, this is a wonderful post! Procrastination gets a bad rap in these GTD-obsessed times. The sad truth is, we all have to do stuff we REALLY don't want to do. With enough skillfully applied procrastination, we can get it done in 1/10th the time a thoughtful approach would have taken. Also, don't discount how much other stuff you can get done when you're procrastinating on something you don't want to do. If my office is clean, I must be putting off some type of writing! Oh, this is a wonderful post! Procrastination gets a bad rap in these GTD-obsessed times. The sad truth is, we all have to do stuff we REALLY don’t want to do. With enough skillfully applied procrastination, we can get it done in 1/10th the time a thoughtful approach would have taken.

Also, don’t discount how much other stuff you can get done when you’re procrastinating on something you don’t want to do. If my office is clean, I must be putting off some type of writing!

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