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Professional Procrastinator

According to Malcolm Gladwell(author of best sellers like a The Tipping point, Blink, Outliers) if you have to make something a habit you need to practice it for 10,000 hours. With my years of existence(more than 227760 hours), I guess I have more than fulfilled the criteria set by the 10000 hour rule. So not only have I perfected the art of delaying work till the last minute I have kind of become a professional. Operating in snooze mode is a way of life.

Does some good come out of it? Surprisingly yes, it allows you to have time for being lazy and having fun. Now, I know this is a debatable statement but I will stand by my word and will prove that what I am saying is correct(a skill acquired by less than 10,000 hours practice at B-school). Have you noticed whenever you have a lot of work to do and you switch on the television any damn freaking movie seems interesting, you find the radio playing all your favorite songs, you start finding other mundane daily activities interesting? In short everything other than the work you were supposed to do looks so interesting and engaging that suddenly your day becomes fun. So your procrastinating on one job gets you the pleasure of enjoying the rest of your day.
Hence proved procrastination is good for you.

Rebuttal to the above logic is welcomed. :D
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  1. RupakJanuary 20, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    Completely Agree with you...;-)

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  2. SupJanuary 21, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    who can challenge this....each word would stand the test of time :p

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