This article epitomises the Art of Procrastination as we know it. I grew up.. waitaminit! that was one of the first things I procrastinated. I’m yet to do so and I doubt such an event will ever come to pass. Our society identifies growth in human context as accumulation of wealth, property, mate(s), offspring and grey hair. I of course refuse to concur and continue with my spartan existence in the face of such opulence.
As few of you may have noticed, I deviated from the decided subject which would be labelled in the annals of history as another excellent attempt at procrastination. This article came about as an attempt to stop procrastinating and get a grip on my life as I live it today. My abode is in shambles, my mate(s) missing, my friend(s) far away, my appearance unkempt, my accounts empty, my bills unpaid, my debtors unplacated and my dreams unfulfilled. Where does that leave me? Why rock-bottom of course! I’m here at the doorstep of my destiny and I sit here waiting for tomorrow to step through in to paradise. This my dear readers is my predicament pristine. Pristine i say as it is untouched by the cleansing fires of action till today. Tomorrow of course is another story for tomorrow comes.. I will be a famous painter commanding astronomical figures for mere signatures, lolling around in my harem full of heavenly bodies of varied ethnicity, mind sharp as an eagle’s eye and body tuned taut to respond unconsciously to the Tao. The world would clamor and claw to grab a glimpse of this hero in these desperate times. Such fortune will be borne at my footstep – tomorrow.
So if you have been folowing this piece of literature till the last syllable, I implore you to stop using this magnificent excuse to kill time and instead go live your dreams and kill your devious mind with a swift slash and furious thrust! If however you have already chosen to skip right through the article to this line, hallowed be thy name for thou art a true practitioner of the Art of Procrastination.
Procrastination is a type of behavior which is characterized by deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. Psychologists often cite procrastination as a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision. [1] Psychology researchers also have three criteria they use to categorize procrastination. They believe that procrastination must be counterproductive, needless, and delaying.[2]
For an individual, procrastination may result in stress, a sense of guilt, the loss of personal productivity, the creation of crisis and the disapproval of others for not fulfilling one’s responsibilities or commitments. These combined feelings can promote further procrastination. While it is normal for people to procrastinate to some degree, it becomes a problem when it impedes normal functioning. Chronic procrastination may be a sign of an underlying psychological or physiological disorder.
The word itself comes from the Latin word procrastinatus: pro- (forward) and crastinus (of tomorrow). The term’s first known appearance was in Edward Hall’s The Union of the Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre and York, first published sometime before 1548.[3] The sermon reflected procrastination’s connection at the time to task avoidance or delay, volition or will, and sin.
I like your blog, keep it up!
Thanks for the up Brad, I write mostly on my other blog http://spunkymunky.wordpress.com
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