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Seems like an unpopular opinion, but I also think procrastination is actually beneficial in this sense. It can sometimes eliminate or reduce recurrent tasks, I
by aeternus 7y ago
Seems like an unpopular opinion, but I also think procrastination is actually beneficial in this sense.
It can sometimes eliminate or reduce recurrent tasks, IE procrastinate getting a haircut: fewer haircuts / year. Procrastinate cleaning or laundry: less total time spent since you can do more at once.
There's always a small chance the task will entirely disappear (business priorities shift). In those cases, procrastination can actually be helpful.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoIt's an unpopular opinion because it isn't true for many (if not most) procrastinators, for at least two reasons. One, we procrastinate on tasks that we can't eliminate and which value scales linearly with doing them. Two, the time spent agonizing over it and the emotional cost it incurs is much greater than the savings from doing a recurring task less frequently.