Whenever we talk, the conversation can go on for ages even though we are different in so many ways. However, I am sure that there are more things that bind us than what divides us.
We were talking about our dear old Dad who died in 1979. Robin said that he always remembered a piece of advice that Dad once gave him and this had stuck with him through the decades. It was - "Never procrastinate. Make sure you do the things you have pledged to do."
Even though Robin has been retired since he was fifty two years old, he is a man of action and always has practical tasks to work on around the country property he shares with Suzie. He's also always working on vehicles including motorbikes and agricultural machinery. He's certainly not one to procrastinate.
The reminiscence made me chuckle because I remember one Sunday morning on the campus of The University of Stirling. I was walking between the students halls of residence when a woman's voice yelled out from an open window - "Procrastination is the spice of life!"
I don't know why but I have always remembered that.
Procrastination can I think be pretty healthy in limited doses. It's to do with resting, manana and not feeling guilty because you are not currently working on a task. Sustained hyperactivity is arguably not good for humans. We need downtime, time to process and behave like potatoes. There's nothing wrong with that.
The trouble is when one's procrastination begins to expand to a point where things are just not getting done and whole days are being frittered away. I confess that this is sometimes a danger for me - most likely on grey days when I feel no magnetic pull from the outside.
Have you got some thoughts on procrastination or maybe you just can't be bothered?
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