Essays · July 17, 2007

Phrase for Procrastination: Do it imperfectly

One of the greatest pieces of advice I’ve seen for getting on with work and avoid pro-crastinating. Most of the times the pressure of doing it right is what gets to me…this phrase releases that pressure and makes you just do it.

I read somewhere that 99%of stuff is akin to painting a fence, not painting a Picasso…however our perfectionist side often assumes the opposite and is the leading cause of procrastination in many cases.

This phrase just focuses on the doing part without requiring utmost quality…And I’ve discovered quality does come if you are not a dork. It’s mainly a device to set our thinking straight and release the tension.

Originally published on my blog, Diary of a Wannabe Intellectual, on July 17, 2007.