Comments on: Ten Times When It’s Okay to Procrastinate

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:24:02 +0000

Marelisa always great, simple stories that hammer a point home!

By: Simple Sapien

Simple Sapien — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:16:50 +0000

Procrastination always gets a bad rap, but this has changed my mind on it. Waiting things out can definitely be appropriate sometimes. I always seem to procrastinate on the things that matter though, and it screws me over!

Marelisa, loved that short story Fits right with the article and it made me smile.

- Jack Rugile
Simple Sapien

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By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:21:39 +0000

Man, this is so me! I LOVE IT!

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:38:25 +0000

Thanks for the perfect example. I also love the optimism of “Maybe the horse will sing.” While procrastination is not a great life strategy, it has its moments!

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:41:38 +0000

This post reminds me of the tale of Nasrudin. He was caught in the act and sentenced to die. Hauled up before the king, Nasrudin told the king: “I am the greatest teacher in your kingdom; so skilled am I that I could even teach your favorite horse to sing, given a year to work on it.” The king was amused, and said: “Very well then, you move into the stable immediately, and if the horse isn’t singing a year from now, you’ll be killed then.” As he was returning to his cell to pick up his rags and move to the stable his cellmate told him: “That was stupid. You can’t teach that horse to sing!” Nasrudin’s response: “Not at all. I have a year now that I didn’t have before. And a lot of things can happen in a year. The king might die. The horse might die. I might die. And, who knows? Maybe the horse will sing.”

So I completely agree with you that sometimes the best strategy is to put things off