tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post7533317450010269750..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: The Post-Poned Demon: Always Lurking, Never Arriving by Lev ButtsKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-49798129974357797792015-03-24T14:56:50.841+00:002015-03-24T14:56:50.841+00:00Which reminds me, an old teacher used the proverb ...Which reminds me, an old teacher used the proverb 'procrastination is the thief of time' to illustrate the differences between English and German. According to him their version is 'Morgen, Morgen nur nicht Heute sagen alle faulen Leute." Now that IS procrastination!<br />Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-62022008222974509922015-03-24T14:52:12.487+00:002015-03-24T14:52:12.487+00:00finished it now, lev. great stuff. i've always...finished it now, lev. great stuff. i've always been pro crastinating, tho...Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-46228304950334233832015-03-24T07:55:07.547+00:002015-03-24T07:55:07.547+00:00Loved this post Lev. I am a great procrastinator a...Loved this post Lev. I am a great procrastinator and can spend many Hapoy hours avoiding the real task, my house is usually sprawling by the time I sit down to writeWendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-1928150417966179172015-03-24T00:43:31.884+00:002015-03-24T00:43:31.884+00:00Well done, Lev. And I'll put off no longer tel...Well done, Lev. And I'll put off no longer telling you how much I enjoyed it. glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-22997388536153470412015-03-23T17:45:43.873+00:002015-03-23T17:45:43.873+00:00Great post Lev, and as always great use of pix and...Great post Lev, and as always great use of pix and captions! One of the attractions of procrastination is that it's very hard to fail at it - we are all olympic champions, and no wonder, with all the training we do - whereas writing may mean realising uncomfortable truths about our project, talents, or luck. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-66347156284353937112015-03-23T17:33:03.345+00:002015-03-23T17:33:03.345+00:00I'm going to read this later.I'm going to read this later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-64473462378546433592015-03-23T11:20:31.463+00:002015-03-23T11:20:31.463+00:00Great post, Reb. Jan, I already have finished it, ...Great post, Reb. Jan, I already have finished it, so I've set my standard and it's going to be a good day.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44025001895517742532015-03-23T09:55:24.138+00:002015-03-23T09:55:24.138+00:00very interesting, lev. i'll finish it tomorrow...very interesting, lev. i'll finish it tomorrow...Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-10111375081312671592015-03-23T09:20:14.758+00:002015-03-23T09:20:14.758+00:00Yes Lev - here's more procrastination fodder -...Yes Lev - here's more procrastination fodder - put your name in the blog title, please.<br /><br />Though I know Chris recognised your style as well as I did.<br /><br />Great post - not a word but the sweet truth itself.<br /><br />My own favourite procrastination-blockers are setting a timer for a time that feels comfortable on that day, and then writing until the bell rings.<br /><br />And if that fails, take a laptop or notepad to the pub. I've never known that to fail. Thank god for English pubs. Though the last time I was there, the landlady came over and said, 'You're supposed to relax in here, not work!' So I may have trouble there the next time I go.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87413393352036873642015-03-23T09:13:22.345+00:002015-03-23T09:13:22.345+00:00The main thing I kept wondering as I procrastinate...The main thing I kept wondering as I procrastinated reading this rather than getting with what I should be doing was - who wrote this? Until I came to the end and saw your name Lev. Great post, and so true. Now what can I do next to avoid writing my epic novel?Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-10673740404975367822015-03-23T08:06:11.990+00:002015-03-23T08:06:11.990+00:00Ha ha! Love this post! Everything in is is true! M...Ha ha! Love this post! Everything in is is true! My best strategy in the fight against the big bad P is that two-minute rule. If I tell myself I'll just write a sentence or two, then once I've started, a whole hour or so can pass, as I get involved in the story. It's a clever trick! Thanks, Lev. Pauline Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813814657779404453noreply@blogger.com