17 March 2013

On procrastination

The problem is obviously ancient, dating from the decision of that caveman to postpone taking out the garbage for tomorrow or, at least, for the first sunny day. But they say that the first serious work on the subject was published in 1992, when Noach Milgram wrote a piece titled Procrastination: A malady of modern times.

According to this link, the manuscript is still unpublished (This list was last updated August 1st, 2005).

They simply didn't get to it yet in Tel-Aviv University...

11 comments:

SnoopyTheGoon said...

In his case, it obviously takes a village. Not to raise a child but to finish a manuscript. Meantime, there's good news from the Gallup Poll: http://tinyurl.com/apnp785

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Richard Altick writes in The Art of Literary Research:

Restraining the impulse to publish one's brainchild
as it is bathed and breeched has also this advantage: it
encourages a second look at the style as well as the substance.

The successive revisions I have spoken of above are best
taken at fairly wide intervals, so that each time we return to
the manuscript, our critical eye is as fresh as possible and the
remedial measures more immediately apparent.



My professor commented that one should not necessarily take everything Altick says to heart.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Mr. Goon as a gentile I came to this site for some first class conspiring (Elders of Zion, Protocols and all that), I must say it's been somewhat of a disappointment and I have a lengthy comment I am preparing to give you the "what for" on this subject. I should be finishing and sending it any day now!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Procrastination is how I live my life. My motto is never do anything today that can be put off until tomorrow!


A guy asks a friend, "Are you are a procrastinator?"
The friend replies, "Can I get back to you on that?"!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Mr. Goon is an atheist, but he not a goy. If he doesn't fix his damn comment system, however, he's going to be comment-poor.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

I'll read it tomorrow!

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Maybe so, but it doesn't save him from the lengthy chastising I'm working on and will have ready soon. I have to remember the title of this post.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Good to hear that, indeed, and thanks.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Yes, I know that some writers do practice that "save for later re-read" method. Maybe in some moderate dosage everyone should.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

He he. The art of creating expectations is a part of the general Elders' conspiracy. But stay with us, we'll come up with new ones in time...

SnoopyTheGoon said...

;-)