Procrastination Pays!
Okay, so I've been meaning to write an e-book on the hidden value of procrastination ... but I just haven't got around to doing it yet! (ba-DUM-bum!) I do have an example of the notion, though, that I thought worthy of sharing with you.
My wife got me a new travel suitcase, isn't that nice?! Problem, though - it had a tear on the inside. Well so many days later (procrastination point one) I took it back to the store for a replacement. Since the model was now out-of-stock, I started looking at the other models available. I don't mind saying that I was amazed by - and a bit overwhelmed with - the number of choices they offered.
I looked at each and every one of them (procrastination point two) - thanks again, Marion (the sales lady) for being so patient with me. Ultimately, I decided not to buy any of them because the one I liked best was a bit too expensive (procrastination point three). So I went home suitcase-less.
The mailman arrived just as I was pulling into the driveway. And wouldn't you know it, in the day's mail was a 20% off coupon from the very store in question. So back I went to the store (procrastination no more) and got the exact suitcase I wanted at the exact price I was willing to pay!
So who says that procrastination doesn't pay?!
Have a story about how procrastination has paid dividends for you? Feel free to share.
My wife got me a new travel suitcase, isn't that nice?! Problem, though - it had a tear on the inside. Well so many days later (procrastination point one) I took it back to the store for a replacement. Since the model was now out-of-stock, I started looking at the other models available. I don't mind saying that I was amazed by - and a bit overwhelmed with - the number of choices they offered.
I looked at each and every one of them (procrastination point two) - thanks again, Marion (the sales lady) for being so patient with me. Ultimately, I decided not to buy any of them because the one I liked best was a bit too expensive (procrastination point three). So I went home suitcase-less.
The mailman arrived just as I was pulling into the driveway. And wouldn't you know it, in the day's mail was a 20% off coupon from the very store in question. So back I went to the store (procrastination no more) and got the exact suitcase I wanted at the exact price I was willing to pay!
So who says that procrastination doesn't pay?!
Have a story about how procrastination has paid dividends for you? Feel free to share.
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posted by Barry Zweibel at 9:33 AM
4 Comments:
Hi BZ - I think I am going to delete this one so Dave doesn't get his eyes on your procrastination piece - he doesn't need to be encouraged in this area of his life!! However, I am glad you got the suitcase you wanted...
BZ - With regard to procrastination, I've found some similar things in MY past - if a situation feels like it's not exactly what I desire, rather than acting immediately to change things, I allow it some time and space. Some might call that procrastinating; I've often referred to it as percolating. In either case, a little "break" allows me to fine-tune my perspective, decide exactly what it IS that I want, and often I find that when I get clear, things "click" into place.
Thanks, Lisa. I think there’s a lot of good sense in not taking the bird out of the oven until it’s properly cooked!
Thanks, Viv. There ya go - the longer YOU procrastinate in giving Dave a copy of this blog posting, the better for the BOTH of you!
So you see, procrastination really DOES pay!
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