Work-Life Balance: March 2007 Archives

My friend and colleague Kerul Kassel is excited, and for good reason: she just received the first shipment of her new book Stop Procrastinating Now. And by coincidence, this happens to be National Procrastination Week. Talk about timing...Kerul's a pretty organized person but that's uncanny!

Kerul's book teaches a system for ending procrastination, and some of the elements might surprise you. Among other things, she covers:

- Why you need to drop your goals to get lots more of the right things done.

- The "secret pain" of people who do things immediately - and why you as a procrastinator are better off and much closer to getting things done than you think (what a refreshing thought).

- The difference between "want to" and "have to" projects - and how to focus on the right type.

And just to show that procrastination definitely has its funny side, Kerul provides these quotes:

"I like the word "indolence." It makes my laziness seem classy. " ~Bern Williams

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired." ~Jules Renard

"Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday." ~Author Unknown

"If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done." ~Author Unknown

"Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment." ~Robert Benchley

"I do my work at the same time each day - the last minute." ~Author Unknown

"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week." ~Spanish Proverb

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." ~Douglas Adams