Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Procrastination
Procrastination is a thief of time!
Well, is it really? It reminds me of my school days when it was important to know a saying (rather than understand or inculcate it!) Over a time, I have seen many instances of procrastination and the thought process that goes behind procrastinating or prolonging continues to be a mystery. I think it has nothing to do with you as a person. (If you are a regular procrastinator, you might find yourself in the ‘Accused’ box, but trust me, this not my intention!)
Well, here are some of my thoughts: It all boils down to concept of time. For those who made this saying and believe in it, think that time is a finite resource and wasting it is like wasting any other resource! For those who don’t mind procrastinating, believe that there is ample of time and there is no reason for hurry as there will always be ample of time till the world ceases to exist.
Think of this: Why close the tap, keep the water running, it rains every year! While this may be an exaggeration, the case with time is no different. Its 11:00 A.M. today, the clock keeps running as the two clock hands race one after each other and look what happens! Its 11:00 A.M. again! We have yet another day to list down our tasks and look forward to complete them.
I am not sure which school of thoughts is right or wrong and I know that both of them will have a strong justification to support their acts and beliefs.
Now, even if we assume that time is unlimited and what can be now can very well be done after some time or after some days, I wonder whether it is fun to always have a ‘To-Do’ Item on your mind or does it get better to clear off one item from your mental list? I know some might say: The list never ends! Well, yes, it never does, so what? We just keep making it longer than before? How does that help anyway?
I think it is best to clear your mind of mundane tasks so that you have space to think of something new, fresh and larger than before! Even if we were immortal and had all the time in the world, I would still vote against prolonging; there are far too many things in the world that need our attention and procrastination definitely doesn’t seem to be doing anything good!
One question still remains: Are you procrastinating for a purpose? I will try to put my thoughts together on prioritizing in another post :)
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This is a cool topic to start your blog with..I have so many thoughts on this..
Somewhere in my personal and professional life; I was a person who would love to keep things hanging, loops open and then when in trouble desperately try and address them..I hated it..and somewhere if not 100% I have managed to win over this habit..
In fact the number driven current professsion I am part of..procrastination has a direct efffect on money you make...!!!
As you rightly said..it can be by purpose, intentional or merely out of laziness..the later case looks more like a disease a habit difficult to wane off..
Having said that...we do not have a luxury of time for sure..in this fast moving world..if you dont do it then and there itself..someone else will..out of frustation or out of responsibility or out of rewards which you would have got..
Thanks Amar.
Yes, that's an important point you have made. Time is money!
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