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Just to be a contrarian... don't feel so bad. You're in good company. "Perhaps fifteen of his [Leonardo da Vinci's] paintings survive, the small number due to
by paulitex 16y ago
Just to be a contrarian... don't feel so bad. You're in good company.
"Perhaps fifteen of his [Leonardo da Vinci's] paintings survive, the small number due to his constant, and frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination.(" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci (emphasis mine)
"One of the problems I've faced throughout life is that I'm kind of lazy, or maybe I lack will power or discipline or something."
- Paul Bucheit (http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2011/02/two-paths-to-success.html http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2011/02/two-paths-to-succes...)
(I've quoted that before, but it seems appropriate again here)
- aridiculous 16y agoWhat's more, I used to be hard on myself for doing this until I realized my best work came out of something I saw in a 'distraction' session. e.g. I wouldn't have discovered Isotope if I wasn't surfing HN. Then, something I made with Isotope was far better than something I would have been working on at another time. Sometimes, delaying work leads to better outcomes. That's why it's so hard to know when to work ;)
- adambyrtek 16y agoNot to forget about pg himself: http://www.paulgraham.com/procrastination.html http://www.paulgraham.com/procrastination.html http://www.paulgraham.com/distraction.html http://www.paulgraham.com/distraction.html