Articles Quote by James Surowiecki

I was surprised by how many people think of themselves as procrastinators, but, like me, seem to get a lot done anyway.

— John Perry

The essence is that many procrastinators are "structured procrastinators," people who, like me, get a lot done as a way of not working on…

— John Perry

The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them…

— Steven Pressfield

“Procrastinators often follow exactly the wrong tack. They try to minimize their commitments, assuming that if they have only a few things to do,…

— John R. Perry

Procrastination speeds up failure.

— Nick Vedros

You'll sometimes hear from people that they actually do a better job of getting their work done when they have a lot of other…

— James Surowiecki

The scholar's greatest weakness: calling procrastination research.

— Stephen King

Procrastination isn't the problem. It's the solution. It's the universe's way of saying stop, slow down, you move too fast.

— Ellen DeGeneres

I don't think of it as procrastination. I think of it as allowing my work to accumulate urgency.

— Maud Newton

“Procrastination is not the cause of our problems with accomplishing tasks; it is an attempt to resolve a variety of underlying issues.”

— Neil A. Fiore

I think the worst and most insidious procrastination for me is research. I will be looking for some bit of fact or figure to…

— James Rollins

Procrastination is, hands down, our favorite form of self-sabotage.

— Anonymous