Procrastinating Quotes - Page 4

• You'll sometimes hear from people that they actually do a better job of getting their work done when they have a lot of other obligations - in effect, it removes the possibility of procrastinating.

  James Surowiecki

  Jobs, People, Done

  "Ask the Author Live: James Surowiecki on Procrastination". Live chat, www.newyorker.com. October 1, 2010.

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• Being pregnant taught me how to be a better writer. It was a lesson in negative capability and surrendering to necessity. Suddenly, my body instinctually yielded to the needs of this growing being, and I had no choice but to embrace what was happening and all that lay ahead, even if I was afraid and uncertain. So, while being a parent has made writing more challenging, it has also made being a writer more certain. There's no room to procrastinate; there is to time for fear.

  Robin Beth Schaer

  Writing, Parent, Choices

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I procrastinate to a point where I'm filled with self-loathing and then I start writing. It's usually a state of self-loathing that gets me going.

  Michael Lewis

  Writing, Self, Loathing

  "Magic and Self-Loathing in Berkeley: Michael Lewis on Becoming a Writer". Interview with Alicia Whitaker, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 22, 2010.

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• When I write on Twitter, I do other things: I'm working, grading, or reading, and I'm procrastinating, and I'll pop on Twitter and be like, "Hey, what's up? Yogurt's delicious."

  Roxane Gay

  Reading, Writing, Hey

  "Roxane Gay Will Make You Proud to Be a Bad Feminist". Interview with Hannah Levintova, www.motherjones.com. July 24, 2014.

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• Procrastination is something you do yourself. You know: "I gotta sharpen these pencils before I start. I got 20 pencils, they're looking kinda dull." Well, the pencils aren't calling you and alluring you and inviting you and offering you anything. They're just sitting there. You're the one who's procrastinating.

  Michael Chabon

  Procrastination, Offering, Dull

  "Michael Chabon’s Vinyl Draft". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. September 2012.

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• While procrastinating is not a flaw, being a structured procrastinator is actually one way of being pretty productive.

  John Perry

  Way, Flaws, Being Pretty

  "John Perry: An interview by Bob Morris". bobmorris.biz. October 4, 2012.

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• 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 doesn't need to rely on one's habit of procrastinating to lower the bar.

  John Perry

  Assessment, Perfection, Degrees

  Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. October 4, 2012.

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• If, because of anxiety and self-doubt, you procrastinate and only think about working, you'll feel more exhausted than if you'd created for hours.

  Eric Maisel

  Thinking, Self, Anxiety

  Eric Maisel (2000). “The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance”, p.231, Penguin

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• Plan your day with an eye to your tendency to procrastinate, and put in safeguards to keep it to a minimum.

  John Perry

  Eye, Tendencies, Plans

  Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. October 4, 2012.

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• Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience neither procrastinates nor questions.

  Francis Quarles

  Religious, Action, Obedience

  Francis Quarles (1844). “Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles”, p.85

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• I know I have to do the right thing. And the sooner you do the right thing, the better. You get it over with, and you don't have to worry about it anymore. But who does that in real life? Instead, you procrastinate and think about it and put it off and think about it some more until that one little pebble grows into a giant block inside your head.

  Candace Bushnell

  Block, Real, Thinking

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• If you ask me, reincarnation is just another way to procrastinate.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Procrastination, Way, Reincarnation

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• The man who procrastinates is always struggling with misfortunes.

  Hesiod

  Struggle, Men, He Man

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• Procrastinate strategically... Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.

  Adam Grant

  Creativity, Procrastination, Enemy

  "Give & Take with Adam Grant, Top Contrarian Self-Help Expert". Interview with Marty Nemko, www.psychologytoday.com. December 31, 2015.

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• Potential is an excuse to procrastinate; Ambition is a means to thrive.

  Donovan King

  Procrastination, Ambition, Mean

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• I'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating. -Ella Varner

  Lisa Kleypas

  Procrastination, Putting Things Off, Facts

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• Tomorrow, the busiest day of the week. I'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating.

  Elle Varner

  Procrastination, Putting Things Off, Facts

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• 1. Stress improvement, not perfection (or winning). 2. Don't take yourself too seriously; laugh at yourself and have fun. 3. Set attainable goals; reach them and then set higher ones. 4. Be positive, walk tall, smile often, don't complain or procrastinate. 5. Prepare purposely, but don't overtrain. 6. Remember- Sports is a game and meant to be enjoyable.

  Dick Gould

  Sports, Running, Fun

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• Live now. Procrastinate later.

  Karen Salmansohn

  Motivation

  Karen Salmansohn (2011). “How to Be Happy, Dammit: A Cynic's Guide to Spiritual Happiness”, p.133, Celestial Arts

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• Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.

  Rachel Nichols

  Fall, Proud, Just Being

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• Become a worry-slapper. Treat frets like mosquitoes. Do you procrastinate when a bloodsucking bug lights on your skin? 'I'll take care of it in a moment.' Of course you don't! You give the critter the slap it deserves. Be equally decisive with anxiety.

  Max Lucado

  Light, Giving, Worry

  Max Lucado (2012). “Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear”, p.49, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• When we get the inspiration from Heave to do something. We do it now. We don't procrastinate.

  William R. Walker

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Inspiration

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• Why procrastinate when you can precognitate?

  Tom Robbins

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• The reason why you'll never be successful, is because you procrastinate.

  Eric Thomas

  Successful, Reason Why, Being Successful

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• I got myself a really nice nib pen, with like 15 kinds of India Ink, and tons of different nibs; I think I was just procrastinating, like, once I have the right nib, the book is just going to jump right out of my fingertips... but then it just ended up looking like the shitty drawings that I usually do.

  Demetri Martin

  Nice, Book, Thinking

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