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by GTP
1019 days ago
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> Today I wanted to really knuckle down and make some real progress on my side project. I've updated my iPad, fixed the leg on a tripod, cut the grass, cleaned the mower, scrubbed the driveway. Guess how much progress I made on the side project? It seems to me that, instead of working on a side project, you did many things you still had to do anyway. This could be an issue if you have an hard deadline approaching, but if you don't have one, is it really that bad? If it also significantly affects your work then sure, maybe you have to do something about it, but if you just procrastinate side projects by doing chores, then I don't see much of an issue. Doing other useful things instead of working on your main task is what I heard called "productive procrastination". I would say this can be an issue only if it really prevents you from working on what you would like to work on, but if you're just procrastinating every now and then by giving priority to other tasks on your to-do list, maybe it's a non-issue. |
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Yes. Anything you do repeatedly becomes a habit, ie: becomes the default behavior. If you procrastinate enough for it to become a habit, then the next time you try to do something you need to do, you'll instinctively procrastinate instead. You can try to make the bad habit work for you (ie: "productive procrastination"), but it's better not to let the habit develop in the first place and if it's already in place to replace it with a more productive habit.