Pressure Cooking

Procrastination, I think, gets a bad rap. To start a project and see it through to completion, we need the pressure and sense of urgency procrastination provides. Sure, in the midst of a frantic all-nighter to get a paper or report done, it feels horribly dysfunctional. But I see procrastination as a terrifically functional way to minimize toil and maximize output. So if you’ve been letting yourself fall behind on your novel, it’s okay. You’re just allowing the pressure to build, waiting for the do-or-die moment to arrive before you throw yourself into the book with everything you’ve go. A note to all procrastinators, though:

That moment starts today.