Comments on: Quote notes (#70)

By: RiverC

RiverC — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:05:01 +0000

Action-no-action is not to be trifled with, for the essence of inaction is its immediacy, and of action, its agency. To master both is to have immediate agency.

It’s worth noting that the West is trying to figure out if they can procrastinate themselves out of needing to work before the machines take over. This well and good unless the machines learn how to procrastinate too.

By: Alrenous

Alrenous — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:25:04 +0000

http://calnewport.com/blog/2011/07/10/the-procrastinating-caveman-what-human-evolution-teaches-us-about-why-we-put-off-work-and-how-to-stop/

I’m sure these can all play a role in procrastination, but in my experience there’s a fourth reason that’s significantly more common: your brain doesn’t buy your plan.

http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/

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.

By: Mike in Boston

Mike in Boston — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:55:41 +0000

I suspect whether procrastination can be beneficial depends upon one’s personality.
Personally, I see much truth in the old chestnut: Procrastination is fear of success.

By: Nicholas Pell

Nicholas Pell — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:56:20 +0000

I’m one of those people who concentrate better when distracted, which I was glad to recently learn is actually a thing.

By: Thales

Thales — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:50:19 +0000

Procrastination is a proven business strategy. On a personal level, when one achieves fifth dan mastery of the Art, the black-belt can turn Procrastination back upon itself when he needs something done instantly -- "niao!" is the ki-ai of the master folding time, space and consciousness into singularity...

By: Lesser Bull

Lesser Bull — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:41:07 +0000

Masterly inaction. The Tao of sloth.

By: RiverC

RiverC — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:14:28 +0000

Subgenius approved

By: Handle

Handle — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:09:56 +0000

There is always a chance that if you procrastinate, the task you are delaying will become unnecessary. If one always did every task at the first available opportunity, then one would be wasting effort on those occasions, but if one waits until the last minute, then one is much more likely to only do the work that is essential.