Procrastination

When Distraction is Good

Linda Stone | Posted 07.10.2008 | Living


Linda Stone

Receptive distractions -- like walking outside for a few minutes -- are any sort of distractions that create mental space, fill me with new energy, and inspire me to be open to the moment.

Links to Other Diversions and Conversation-Starters

Jack Donaldson | Posted 05.20.2008 | Living


Jack Donaldson

The Internet is a pretty vast place, so I compiled a cheat sheet of links for the week: a veritable potpourri of diverting videos, articles, commercials, and music.

Can't Finish a Project? Dreams Gathering Dust? Novel Unfinished? 163 Pages Could Change That

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.15.2008 | Living


Jesse Kornbluth

The War of Art, written by a guy who bounced from coast to coast 13 times from age twenty-four to thirty-two, can help us blow through the barriers and become the creators we really are.

Procrastination: Adaptation or Kluge?

Gary Marcus | Posted 05.14.2008 | Living


Gary Marcus

Procrastination is a sign of our inner kluge for the simple reason that it shows how our top-level goals are routinely undermined by goals with considerably less priority.

And The Biggest Procrastinators Are...

David Allen | Posted 05.12.2008 | Living


David Allen

...usually the most sophisticated, sensitive, creative and intelligent people. Nailed you, did I? Well, I assume you're in the sophisticated, creati...

How Boring Jobs Make Us Dumber (And How To Stop That From Happening)

Huffington Post | Posted 04.23.2008 | Living


Are you bored at work right now? Perhaps the reason you're reading this is because you're bored at work right now. And if that's the case, there's go...


 

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