October 2019
Beginner
400 pages
7h 56m
English
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February 16Active Procrastination
The creative action is not voluntary at all, but automatic; we can only put the mind into the proper attitude, and wait for the wind, that blows where it is bound, to breathe over it. Thus the true state of creative genius is allied to reverie, or dreaming. If mind and body were both healthy and had food enough and fair play, I doubt whether any men would be more temperate than the imaginative classes.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.—The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858)
Today's reading may be just what you were looking for—a reason to embrace procrastination.
And let it be.
What feels like procrastination is one of two things—fear or intuition. Discover which it is and act accordingly.
If it's fear or dread of what's ahead, then punch it in the face. If it's intuition telling you to hang, breath, gather some space and the answer will arrive, then step back and do something playful instead.
Active procrastination may allow you to make a better decision with less stress and train your mind to let go of momentary drama and pressure.
Asking yourself why you should do today what you could put off until tomorrow may seem like the lazy person's Ben Franklin, but sometimes that's just what's called for.
Challenge Question
- What can you do today that feels like play?
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