I’ve now been back on the writing track at my normal pace for two days, which is an encouraging sign. Of course, I did that last night be refusing to unpack until I was finished, and then when I was finished, I decided to watch Ghostbusters instead of unpacking. Hmm . . . Everyone needs some Ghostbusters, now and then. And it’s not like the boxes are going anywhere. I even found time yesterday to play outside with my son–all in the name of procrastination. Who said putting things off couldn’t be worthwhile?
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If it weren’t for structured procrastination, I’d never get anything done. The key is always to have something that seems pressing (but isn’t) that you want to do *less* than all the other things you’ve been putting off. Then you can procrastinate and get things done all at once.