Hope provides comfort, and hope does not always require probability.
Taking a long time to do something not worth doing, that is, doing it inefficiently, seems even more useless. - John Perry
Taking a long time to do something not worth doing, that is, doing it inefficiently, seems even more useless.
- John Perry
Task triage is the habit of making a realistic assessment of what degree of perfection is required for a task at the point of accepting it, so one do… - John Perry
Task triage is the habit of making a realistic assessment of what degree of perfection is required for a task at the point of accepting it, so one do…
While procrastinating is not a flaw, being a structured procrastinator is actually one way of being pretty productive. - John Perry
While procrastinating is not a flaw, being a structured procrastinator is actually one way of being pretty productive.
The anceints devoted a lifetime to the study of arithmetic; it required days to extract a square root or to multiply two numbers together. Is there a… - John Perry
The anceints devoted a lifetime to the study of arithmetic; it required days to extract a square root or to multiply two numbers together. Is there a…
Hope provides comfort, and hope does not always require probability. - John Perry
You may lack will power, but that doesn't mean you can't take a lot of steps to make yourself more productive. - John Perry
You may lack will power, but that doesn't mean you can't take a lot of steps to make yourself more productive.
The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are afraid to approach it. As… - John Perry
The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are afraid to approach it. As…
The essence is that many procrastinators are "structured procrastinators," people who, like me, get a lot done as a way of not working on what they s… - John Perry
The essence is that many procrastinators are "structured procrastinators," people who, like me, get a lot done as a way of not working on what they s…
Plan your day with an eye to your tendency to procrastinate, and put in safeguards to keep it to a minimum. - John Perry
Plan your day with an eye to your tendency to procrastinate, and put in safeguards to keep it to a minimum.
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