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

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Procrastination, Way, Reincarnation

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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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• 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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• There are lots of people who believe there may be at least some genetic component to procrastination, and even if there isn't, it seems to be the case that procrastination habits are often set relatively early in life (that's certainly the case with me). But I also think that there's lots of evidence that external tools can help quite a bit in getting people to stop procrastinating.

  James Surowiecki

  Believe, Procrastination, Thinking

  Source: www.newyorker.com

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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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• There does seem to be some evidence that as people get older, they procrastinate less, perhaps because they feel the pressure of time more.

  James Surowiecki

  People, Doe, Pressure

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

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

  Donovan King

  Procrastination, Ambition, Mean

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• I think there is clearly a connection between free time and procrastination. The more you have of the former, all things being equal, the more likely you are to procrastinate.

  James Surowiecki

  Procrastination, Thinking, Connections

  "Ask the Author Live: James Surowiecki on Procrastination". Live chat, www.newyorker.com. October 1, 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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• 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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• 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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• The man who procrastinates is always struggling with misfortunes.

  Hesiod

  Struggle, Men, He Man

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• I don't procrastinate because I love the English language and the process of storytelling, and I'm always curious to see what will come to me next. If you procrastinate a lot, you might be one who loves having written, but doesn't so much like writing.

  Dean Koontz

  Writing, Might, Next

  "Interview with the Master of Suspense, Dean Koontz (part 1)". Interview with Trisha Sugarek, www.writeratplay.com. June 28, 2014.

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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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• 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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• I procrastinate, and I push writing to the last available moment, because I don't like to settle on anything. I guess you can call it indecision or you can call it holding out for inspiration.

  Ariel Pink

  Inspiration, Writing, Moments

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• One of the things I'm really good at is procrastinating.

  Camilla Lackberg

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• I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing. My small theory is that to write for three hours, you need to feel like you have three days. To write for three days, you need to feel like you've got three weeks, and so on.

  Markus Zusak

  Writing, Trying, Three

  Interview with Sarah Kinson, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2008.

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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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• Because if you're trying to write and you have unlimited time, you can procrastinate an unlimited account, but if you have limited time, you rush to the page trying to get something down in the little bit of fragment of time that you have, and you may write a great deal that way.

  Julia Cameron

  Writing, Trying, Limited Time

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• Pause and remember - Stop procrastinating! Wishing is wonderful but action is what it takes to make it happen.

  Jennifer Young

  Wish, Action, Remember

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