The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing

by John Perry

This is not a book for Bill Gates. Or Hillary Clinton, or Steven Spielberg. Clearly they have no trouble getting stuff done. For the great majority of us, though, what a comfort to discover that we’re not wastrels and slackers, but doers . . . in our own way. It may sound counterintuitive, but according to philosopher John Perry, you can accomplish a lot by putting things off. He calls it “structured procrastination”:

In 1995, while not working on some project I should have been working on, I began to feel rotten about myself. But then I noticed something. On the whole, I had a reputation as a person who got a lot done and made a reasonable contribution. . . . A paradox. Rather than getting to work on my important projects, I began to think about this conundrum. I realized that I was what I call a structured procrastinator: a person who gets a lot done by not doing other things.

Celebrating a nearly universal character flaw, The Art of Procrastination is a wise, charming, compulsively readable book—really, a tongue-in-cheek argument of ideas. Perry offers ingenious strategies, like the defensive to-do list (“1. Learn Chinese . . .”) and task triage. He discusses the double-edged relationship between the computer and procrastination—on the one hand, it allows the procrastinator to fire off a letter or paper at the last possible minute; on the other, it’s a dangerous time suck (Perry counters this by never surfing until he’s already hungry for lunch). Or what may be procrastination’s greatest gift: the chance to accomplish surprising, wonderful things by not sticking to a rigid schedule. For example, Perry wrote this book by avoiding the work he was supposed to be doing—grading papers and evaluating dissertation ideas. How lucky for us.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Psychology, Philosophy, Audiobook, Productivity, Personal Development

112 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 13, 2012

Reviews

[Jeanette (Ms. Feisty) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great little book. I should review it, but I'll probably never get around to it.

[Irina Elena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I should've been studying Latin instead of reading this.
Yes, Latin is compulsory in Italy. Now do you see why I procrastinate?

Jokes aside, this was very very interesting. It was a gift from my Dad - he knows me so well - and I'm grateful for that. I don't think I would have ever gotten anywhere near this book on my own - it looked too much some weird brand of that self-help shit that I despise.
However, it was so very cool to see my irrational tendency not to do things when I should do them rationalised and analysed by someone who knows what they're talking about, and to find some useful tips to make your procrastination more productive.

I still don't think my life is going to get any easier because of this, though. You see, I don't just procrastinate; half the time, I simply do not, ever, do the things I should do. I guess my issues go a little deeper.

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Avrei dovuto studiare latino invece di leggere questo libro.
Sì, il latino è obbligatorio in Italia. Ora capite perché rimando tutto?

Scherzi a parte, è stato molto molto interessante. È un regalo da parte di mio padre – mi conosce così bene – e gli sono grata per questo. Non penso che mi sarei mai avvicinata a questo libro da sola – somiglia troppo a qualche strano tipo di quelle cazzate di autoaiuto che detesto.
In ogni caso, è stato fantastico vedere la mia tendenza irrazionale a non fare le cose quando dovrei razionalizzata e analizzata da qualcuno che sa di che cosa sta parlando, e trovare qualche utile trucco per rendere la mia procrastinazione più produttiva.

Ancora non credo, però, che la mia vita diventerà più facile grazie a questo libretto. Vedete, io non rimando solamente; la metà delle volte semplicemente non faccio quello che devo fare, punto. Immagino che i miei problemi siano un po' più profondi.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book about a year ago, and I finally got around to reading it this morning. This is a quick and insightful read, and I recommend it to all my fellow procrastinators out there.

I thought I was just a procrastinator, but it turns out I am a structured procrastinator (I get a lot of things done, just not the things I'm supposed to be working on (I'm also a horizontal organizer (which is where you tend to spread papers out on horizontal surfaces instead of using vertical filing cabinets) and I suffer from right-parenthesis deficit disorder (if you want to find out what that means, you'll have to read the book...(I'm surprising myself by writing this review, but I'm doing it instead of working on homework right now (I have two group projects and a bunch of stats problems to work on))))(<-haha! the right parentheses appear!).

Perry talks about how to harness the power of procrastination to get things done, like making to-do lists and then waiting for things to fall off the lists because they sit on them for so long that they become irrelevant or someone else takes care of them for you.

The chapters are short and his voice is very conversational. He discusses the many ways that procrastination affects his life and interactions with other people. I found myself laughing aloud at least once per chapter. For a 'philosophical' book, it is not at all daunting, and is extremely approachable.

If you're a procrastinator, I think you will find some insightful words and ideas in this small book. So, when you can get around to it, pick up a copy, and then find the time to read it (particularly when you should be doing something else!).

[Dima Vesnin · Rating 5 out of 5]

прочитал эту книгу вместо той сложной, которую хотел прочитать.

[Lina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yra bent šimtas svarbesnių knygų, kurias turėčiau skaityti, tad pradėjau būtent nuo šios.

[Netta]

Hilarious, not utterly useless book which helped me realise I'm not at all a procrastinator.

[Giedre Balciute · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smagiai parašyta knyga apie prokrastinaciją, pakankamai trumpa, kad perskaitytumėte arba, kaip mano atveju, perklausytumėte neatidėliodami.

Ar prokrastinacija gali būti naudinga? Autorius sako, kad taip ir pateikia ne vieną pavyzdį iš savo, patyrusio prokrastinatoriaus patirties, kodėl. Pasirodo, tam tikrų užduočių atidėliojimas netgi skatina kūrybiškumą.

Knygoje pateiktos išvados padeda šiek tiek nuraminti sąžinės graužatį dėl atidėtų darbų. Rekomenduoju visiems prokrastinatoriams.

[Neslihanim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yapılacak onca işim varken bu kitabı okumuş olmam benim tam da bu kitabın hitap ettiği kişilerden biri olduğumun küçük bir kanıtı.

Adının "Erteleme Sanatı" olmasına veya içinde kullanılan kötü fonta aldırış etmeden kitabı alıp okumaya başlamamın nedeni de bu. Kitap tam da beklediğim gibiydi. Sizinle aynı dertten muzdarip eğlenceli bir arkadaşınız ile o dert üzerine geyik yaptığınızı, sizin gibi olmayanların bolca kulaklarını çınlattığınızı düşünün.

Eğlenceli vakit geçirdim ve gerçekten de kendimi biraz iyi hissettim. Aslında erteleyen olarak o kadar da az iş yapmıyormuşum. Tez yazmayı ertelediğim için bu kitabı okumam ve bu aralar -yapmam gereken çok daha önemli işler olduğu için- burada neredeyse okuduğum her kitaba yorum yazarak bu siteye katkıda bulunmam yazarın tezini destekler nitelikte.

Eğer yazarın dediği gibi bir sistematik erteleyen değilseniz, kitabı elinize bile almayın. Basit bir dille yazılmış, pek de bir şey anlatmayan, boş bir kitap sizin için. Ama bir erteleyenseniz -ki öyle iseniz bunu bilirsiniz zaten- kitap sizin için çok da yeni bir şey söylemiyor aslında ama erteleme eylemleriniz arasında yer almayı hak ediyor bence.

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Initial reaction: Quick little guide for understanding the structured procrastinator and horizontal organizer, whether you are one or know someone who is. I did like Perry's respective musings and explanations, though I'll admit I didn't really learn much that I didn't already know about procrastination (and I'll admit I'm guilty of it myself). Still, I think this book is worth picking up just to see Perry's thoughts on the matter, and he does give good resources/thoughts about the subject.

Full review:

*at a simulated Proclaiming Procrastinators meeting*

Me: I'm Rose Summers, and I'm a structural procrastinator.

Group: Hi Rose!

Me: I've been a structural procrastinator since I was about...mmm...maybe five or six. My mother would give me a list of things to do in order and I would jump and do other things on that list before the number 1 item. She would often ask me "Why didn't you do it in the order I gave them to you?" I would think "I did them in what seemed the most interesting way to do them. Wouldn't it be fine as long as they're done?"

Me: Though I was scolded many a time and eventually did adopt an orderly sense to following what people assigned to me, when it came down to structuring my own goals and priorities, I fell back into that pattern. It made more sense to do other things quickly and what I was invested in, though I would be putting off something that needed to be done as well. They were all important to me, just a matter of doing them.

Group: Hear, hear!

Me: I'm glad to say I've found a book that makes me feel like I'm not alone and better about being one of the group. So who's with me?

Group: MEEEE!

*end meeting*

...

Okay, I have to be serious now, but at least you know a little more about where I come from in terms of this particular attribute of mine. XD

John Perry's "The Art of Procrastination" is a fun read, but also enlightening on some levels. It addresses the measure of structural procrastination and horizontal organization in different dimensions, giving insight to the author's own experiences as well as ways of coming to terms with it. To be honest, there wasn't much about this book that I didn't already know about the nature of procrastination, but it was helpful to get such a personal perspective on it and have all of that information put in one place. It also helped that this book does not alienate the procrastinator. In other words, it gives insight to those who are procrastinators on how to use it to work for you, rather than saying "You're W.R.O.N.G and need to C.H.A.N.G.E."

I found Perry's voice funny in spurts and the prose easy to understand. Actually, this was a fairly quick read and well organized for each particular dimension of the conversation he took on. The resources towards the end where even helpful (provided that some are for those who may decide that the procrastinating lifestyle isn't for them.)

I suppose what kept this from being more than my respective rating for the novel was that it did feel all too brief and there wasn't much that I learned beyond what I use and consider with respect to my own procrastinating habits. I imagine for those who may procrastinate and may feel guilty and haven't read much literature that sets the usefulness of that trait, this would probably serve as a more helpful read. I did like Perry's insightfulness and expansions, though, and this would be a neat little book to keep in a collection for those who are curious on the subject matter. I enjoyed it and certainly would recommend it for what it offered.

Overall score: 3.5/5

Note: I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, from the publisher Workman.

[Matt Diephouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was short, light-hearted, and interesting. A pretty terrific combo.

A summary of the contents, by chapter:

1. Procrastinators can still get things done. Practice "structured procrastination", where you avoid some large, actually unimportant task by completing other, actually important tasks.

2. Procrastination is often caused by a desire to do something perfectly. Give yourself permission to do merely an adequate job on something and you may find the time to do it.

3. To-do lists are an effective way to encourage you to get things done. Make a list the night before with some easy items so you can get in the habit of accomplishing.

4. Upbeat music can be a helpful motivator if you're in need of motivation. Try listening to something upbeat when you want to get things done.

5. Computers can both help and hurt procrastination. Email in particular is hard.

6. Embrace the fact that you may need to organize a task by laying it out in front of you. Don't feel bad if you leave your work on your desk as a reminder to do it.

7. Collaborate with non-procrastinators. You may be able to play off each others' strengths.

8. Sometimes procrastinating lets you avoid work altogether if it becomes important. So that's pretty cool. But procrastination still isn't great.

9. Structured procrastinators don't need to be annoying.

10. Procrastination sometimes lets you accomplish great things that you may have otherwise not prioritized.

[Michael Burnam-Fink · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hi, my name is Michael, and I'm a procrastinator. So when I heard about this book from a friend, I felt a brief flame of hope that this would help me conquer what ails me, finish my dissertation in a timely manner, and ride off into the sunset in a blaze of glory. Or something like that.

This book is mostly an affirmation of the idea that you can be procrastinator and still get things done. Perry introduces the theory of 'structured procrastination', based on Robert Benchley's quip that "Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing." You make a to do list, set something huge and cosmic and unattainable at the top, and then while procrastinating on that do all the little things you need to do. It's a decent enough idea, and I look forward to trying it out, but there's not much else in the book; just some anecdotal advice and half-hearted affirmations that its okay to procrastinate. I finished it in about a half hour, looked up, and said "Is that it? I payed $10 for that?" I feel burned by the short length.

Maybe it's just better to poke around Perry's website http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/

[Carmen Pacheco · Rating 1 out of 5]

No puedo decir que este libro no me haya ayudado, porque lo cierto es que me ha hecho reflexionar bastante sobre mis propios hábitos de trabajo. Si lo que se describe aquí es procrastinación puede que yo no sea una procrastinadora en absoluto sino una persona ultraeficiente. Eso explicaría lo poco que he conectado con el libro y lo mucho que he llegado a indignarme con algunos capítulos. En mi opinión este libro es una oda a la autoindulgencia, lleno de justificaciones para ser un jeta y un vago. El capítulo sobre el email demuestra el poquísimo respeto que el autor tiene por el tiempo y el trabajo de los demás. Y el de las ventajas de asociarse con no procrastinadores resume básicamente los principios del parasitismo.

Que el autor sea un vago también explica que el libro esté compuesto por unas cuantas ideas rellenas con paja, cero labor de documentación, cero evidencia científica y que además sea un libro muy corto en todos los sentidos.

[Nerijus Cibulskas]

Prokrastinacija, arba atidėliojimas, kartais įsėlina į mūsų gyvenimus ir sukelia mažesnių ar didesnių uraganų. Nors ir laukia svarbios užduotys, nesutvarkyti reikalai ir raudonai blyksintys planuokliai, mes kažkaip sugebame sau įteigti, kad visa tai gali palaukti, tad rūpesčius iškraustome į saugią ir patogią ateitį. JAV Stanfordo universiteto filosofijos profesoriaus emerito Johno Perry knygelės „Prokrastinacijos menas“ tekstas, anot knygos vertėjo filosofo Jono Dagio, „parašytas su didele doze ironijos“ (p. 8). Ji atsispindi jau knygos anotacijoje, kurioje cituojamas rašytojas Markas Twainas („Niekada neatidėk rytdienai to, ką gali padaryti poryt“).

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[Iris Haar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leuk, kort boek over uitstelgedrag. Moest regelmatig hardop lachen omdat het zó herkenbaar was. Ter illustratie: ik moet eigenlijk boodschappen doen want de supermarkt gaat zo dicht, dus ik voel me nu zeer gemotiveerd om deze review op dit moment te schrijven. 'Structured procrastination' heet dat, weet ik nu. Niet echt een zelfhulpboek om uitstelgedrag te verminderen, maar wel om je minder slecht te voelen over je uitstelgedrag.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cinco estrelas pela boa disposição do autor e pelo ardiloso esquema de "fraude em pirâmide" interior que sugere para o "procrastinador". Quase fiquei convencida- eu, a especialista em engonhar-, não fosse o próprio admitir ter começado a trabalhar no livro para, de consciência menos pesada, poder adiar tarefas importantes. Desculpo-lhe a fraca capacidade de persuasão pelo facto de ser um leigo em questões de psicologia. John Perry é filósofo; perito, também, em "adiar, enrolar e engonhar".


"Se quiser saber o que é a felicidade, precisa de procurar os filósofos. Comece por procurar na 'Wikipedia' o artigo 'Philosophy of Happiness'. Siga então para a 'Stanford Online Encyclopedia of Philosophy', procure 'Happiness' e leia os artigos que lhe surgirem, para se inteirar do que disseram diversos filósofos sobre o tema. Por fim, leia as obras dos filósofos propriamente ditas. Quando chegar ao fim, é provável que já tenha morrido, feliz ou não."

[Davida · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel very seen.

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Looking for a self help book to help you become less of a procrastinator? Don't look here! Inside you will find, instead, a short quick read that will assure you that it's okay to procrastinate, because while putting off one task you are usually completing another task, and really isn't that what being productive is all about? Perry does give one tip for helping the procrastinator manage life more easily - to do lists. Guess who's got a to do list right in front of her that was made before this book was read? That's right, I do! And guess who hasn't crossed a single thing off of it yet? That's right, this girl! Instead I've been busy checking my email, writing reviews, and looking up words on thesaurus.com. See, putting off work has made me a more productive human being already.

[Ilknur Durgar El-Kahlout · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yazarın, sistematik erteleyici dediği grupta bir insan olarak çok keyif alarak okuduğum bir kitap oldu. Stanford Üniversitesi felsefe profesörü olan yazar, ertelemeyi alışkanlık haline getirmiş insanlara bu huylarından vazgeçirmeye yönelik (çoğu zaman içi boş) öneriler sunmak yerine çektikleri vicdan azabını azaltmayı hedeflemiş. Aslında erteleyicilerin tahminlerinden daha çok işi kotardıklarını fark etmelerini keyifli bir dille anlatmış. "Bir kitap okudum ve hayatım değişti" yerine "bir kitap okudum ve vicdan azabım azaldı" diyebiliyorum kitabı okuduktan sonra. Kitapta aslında bilmediğim hiç bir şey olmamasına rağmen bu konuyu ele alıp bir de kitap yazmak ancak bir felsefecinin başaracağı bir iş.

[Marie-aimée · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comment se remonter le moral quand on l'impression de n'avoir rien fait de sa journée? Lisez ce livre! L'auteur donne beaucoup d'anecdotes personnelles, du quotidien et de sa vie professionnelle. Il définit en phrase simple ce qu'est la procrastination et ses liens avec les perfectionnistes. C'était drôle, direct et positif! On peut résumer en un mot : LOL. Mais que fait-on si on est un demi-procrastinateur?

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun read, with some of the essays being better for me than others. This is philosophy light, as in it's easy to understand. Like all of philosophy, there is plenty to argue with if you don't agree. It is impossible to have a world where philosophers all agree, but this is a fun one.

As a procrastinator who is fond of the idea that creative people are usually procrastinators, I thought his ideas about structured procrastination interesting. I related completely to how books on how to organize your life and no longer procrastinate fail to take into account the horizontal filer--out of sight, out of mind, or perhaps, filed in a cabinet, project finished. I own a myriad of things to help me organize, but by far the most beautifully organized parts of my life are my filing cabinets and drawers--Martha Stewart would be impressed. But I don't go into my filing cabinets to take out work that needs to be done unless it's time for FAFSA applications.

I am glad to have read this but no doubt will have forgotten much of it in a year. I hope to remember just enough to profit by it and become more effective with my time again.

[Gintas · Rating 4 out of 5]

;)

[Aurimas Žukauskas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Naiviai tikėjausi, kad įkvėps darbus daryti laiku. Perskaitęs supratau, kad ir toliau viską paliksiu paskutinei minutei.

[Aneri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Labai tinka tiems, kas vis atidėlioja savo svarbius darbus.

[Akvilė Kergytė · Rating 5 out of 5]

Neprisimenu, kada taip skaniai prisijuokiau klausydama knygą. 😂

Bet tokia gerulė, rekomenduoju visiems prokrastinatams ir visiems, kad juos suprastu, kaip veikia smegenys.😁

[Rusana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ironiškiausia, kad knygą perskaičiau atidėliodama darbus, kurie tikrai svarbiau, BET. Bet svarstant apie knygos turinį ir autoriaus mintis, tai nepasakyčiau, kad filosofiškai JP atranda kažkokius kosminius paaiškinimus, bet lengvas tekstas ir šmaikštūs pamąstymai palengvino kaip prokrastinatoriaus dalią tikrai, ko autorius, galiausiai, ir siekė. Neveltui kalba sukosi apie prokrastinacijos meną! Atsiverskit šį skaitalą, jei jaučiat, kad kartais darot tai, kas nėra taip svarbu, jei svarbūs darbai nukeliami galutiniam terminui ir jei kartais suskaičiuot stulpus gatvėj atrodo svarbiau nei rytojaus prezentacija darbe;)

[Amirhossein Moharramkhani · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Aušra Strazdaitė-Ziberkienė · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esu šventai įsitikinus, kad savipagalbos knygų vieta - popieriaus konteineris, o jas rašančių autorių - ant laužo. O bet tačiau namuose visgi yra kelios (iš labai toli) į savipagalbos žanrą galinčios pretenduoti knygos. Tai - Mark Manson "Subtilus menas nekrušti sau (ir kitiems) proto", nežinia ką namų lentynose veikianti Jordan B. Peterson "12 gyvenimo taisyklių" ir neseniai įsigyta John Perry "Prokrastinacijos menas. Produktyvaus atidėliojimo, dykaduoniavimo ir vilkinimo vadovas".
Pirmoji - apie protą - man raštu pasakė tai, ką jau buvo žodžiu pasakiusi draugė - tiesa ji pasakė liepiamąja nuosaka. Faktiškai tai buvo pats trumpiausias ir produktyviausias prichoterapijos seansas.
Petersonas - na.... hmm... jo tikrai nereikėtų skaityti peržengus keturiasdešimt. Penkiolikos dar galima.
O John Perry? Tai knygutė, kurią padovanočiau kiekvienam, stojančiam į doktorantūrą ir būtinai - pradedantiems dėstyti.
Kas be ko - ji tikrai leis pasijuti geriau. Tikrai rasite visai naudingų patarimų. Ji tikrai nepakeis jūsų gyvenimo, bet tikrai padovanos gerą nuotaiką. Juk nuo šiol žinosite - jūs ne atidėliotojas, vilkintojas ir dykaduonis, o - prokrastinatorius!
John Perry: "O kas gali būti kilniau už vieno savo trūkumo panaudojimą tam, kad būtų atsverti kito trūkumo neigiami padariniai?"
Oscar Wilde: "Žmogus yra racionalus gyvūnas, prarandantis ūpą, kai tenka veikti paklūstant protui."

[Am Y · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book can be summarised in one sentence:

"Structured procrastination can actually be a good thing."

The author basically says that, when we procrastinate, we obviously are choosing to do something else (other than the designated task at hand). That "something else" that we end up doing, may actually be a more effective use of our time, or may lead to other desirable consequences (think butterfly effect here). He then goes on to illustrate, chapter by chapter, how this is possible.

The whole book is an expansion of that single idea. There's not very much content, and it reads more like a boring, droning monologue in which with every line you find yourself rolling your eyes and thinking, "Oh brother, who doesn't know that?!"

It's a single common-sensensical idea typed out and turned into a book.

[Özgür Atmaca · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Zeki ama çalışmıyor" cümlesinin kapsadığı tüm insanların aslında profesyonel birer erteleyici olduklarını bize her cümlesiyle ispat eden garip ve eğlenceli bir kitap. Geç kalmama hastalığına sahip biri olarak sürekli geç kalan insanların kafasının içini görmem için çok faideli olduğunu düşünüyorum.

[Jaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exellent marketing of this book.
It's small in every way.
I didn't have to put off reading it at all.
And it had me expanding my "to-do" list so I can cross off
more things I've done in order to pat myself on the back more often.