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I reject the premise! Procrastination is a valid strategy in many situations, setting a task to a start of "as-late-as-possible" can be optimal in dynamic envir
by zwieback 4y ago
I reject the premise! Procrastination is a valid strategy in many situations, setting a task to a start of "as-late-as-possible" can be optimal in dynamic environments, both in projects as well as personal life. Much time and effort is wasted when we start something too soon.
The key is not to feel bad about procrastinating, the key is to become better at estimating and planning for completing tasks.
- andai 4y agoSources are on my other device but I read this morning that people who score higher on the procrastination scale earn significantly less ($15,000 per "procrastination point", out of 10 I guess?) , and have significantly worse mental health. I'm procrastinating while writing this and I personally feel much better when I'm facing all my difficulties head on than when avoiding them. I'm just so tired lately...
- zwieback 4y agoThanks, that would be an interesting read, post the source here if you can.
- fumeux_fume 4y agoI think procrastination should imply that there's likely no benefit in delaying the task at hand. But I agree that the "start as-late-as-possible" strategy can be beneficial in a wide array of situations. When I was getting my degree I learned that starting projects ASAP was foolish because the professor often changed the scope or made important clarifications about a week before it was due.
- ChainOfFools 4y agoif you do it at the last minute, it only takes a minute to do!