The Art of Laziness: Overcome Procrastination & Improve Your Productivity

by Library Mindset

“Procrastination is what happens when society has convinced you to desire something you don’t really want.”

“The price of greatness is responsibility.” — Winston Churchill

In general, we can say that there are 3 types of people: 1. The first one is the majority of people. They never start what they would like to do and end up doing nothing at all. They never work on their dreams. They never do what they are supposed to do. They are just waiting around for something good to happen. 2. The second type of people are those who start something but never finish it. As soon as things get tough, they give up, and then spend the rest of their time regretting it. 3. The third type of people are those who work hard, don’t give up despite hardships, and keep going. They are the one percent who do become successful.

“The cold water doesn't get warmer if you jump late.” — Unknown

“People do not decide their futures; they decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures.” ― F. M. Alexander

“Perfectionism is a disease. Procrastination is a disease. ACTION is the cure.” — Richie Norton

If you want to have more control of your life and time, you must learn how to say no when you want to say no. Very often, we say yes, even if we don’t want to, simply because we don’t want to make the other person sad.

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.” — David Starr Jordan

Don’t confuse laziness with patience–both are very different concepts. As long as you put the work in every day, having patience will benefit you until you achieve the results you want.

“It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.” — Miyamoto Musashi

Make a new rule to never worry again about anything that you can’t control and, if you can control it, then act immediately and do something about it. In both cases, there should be no worry.