Summary
This is not a book for Bill Gates. Or Hillary Clinton, or Steven Spielberg. Clearly they have no trouble getting stuff done. For the great majority of us, though, what a comfort to discover that we’re not wastrels and slackers, but doers . . . in our own way. It may sound counterintuitive, but according to philosopher John Perry, you can accomplish a lot by putting things off. He calls it “structured procrastination”: In 1995,…
Review
This is a hilarious look about what we procrastinators do to avoid work.
I actually started an essay in 10th or 11th grade with the same name that I ended up not completing (this is not a joke).
Mostly a tongue in cheek book, the Art of Procrastination has some great takeaways to consider.
- Shaming yourself for procrastinating doesn’t do you any good
- If you are smart, you procrastinate on seemingly important projects while getting important projects done
- Having more to do will naturally make you more productive
Finished in 2014 or 2015