Comments on: The Triple Benefit of Creative Procrastination http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination Everything I'm doing when I'm not doing everything else Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 7 Bad Habits That Can Impede Creativity: Part 1 | welcome to the LabLog http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/comment-page-1/#comment-47077 7 Bad Habits That Can Impede Creativity: Part 1 | welcome to the LabLog Fri, 13 May 2011 12:26:24 +0000 http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/#comment-47077 [...] Samir Bharadwaj has some suggestions for beneficial procrastination here. [...] [...] Samir Bharadwaj has some suggestions for beneficial procrastination here. [...]

]]> By: I’ve Never Read an Ayn Rand Book | Samir Bharadwaj dot Com http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/comment-page-1/#comment-13139 I’ve Never Read an Ayn Rand Book | Samir Bharadwaj dot Com Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:55:56 +0000 http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/#comment-13139 [...] the timing just isn’t right and I await the fortuitous hour. I have written before about the positive aspects of delay in some situations, and maybe this is an example of me not wanting to approach this the wrong way [...] [...] the timing just isn’t right and I await the fortuitous hour. I have written before about the positive aspects of delay in some situations, and maybe this is an example of me not wanting to approach this the wrong way [...]

]]> By: Samir Bharadwaj http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/comment-page-1/#comment-12721 Samir Bharadwaj Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:19:44 +0000 http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/#comment-12721 Thanks for visiting, Andy, and for your comment. I can understand your reservations about the term <em>procrastination</em>, but it simply was the best choice. Differentiating between putting off things that you <em>need to do</em>, and things that you <em>should not do</em>, is unfortunately more clear in hind sight. In the moment, it is all often considered stuff that you should do, so perhaps procrastination is not that bad a description after all. Besides, procrastination is simply a value judgement on the act of delay, and such value judgements are at best subjective, and not always accurate when we make them. Having said that, I look forward to the results of your search for a word for putting things off that you should not do right now. As ever, I am open to suggestions, and I'm sure it will open up some more interesting discussions. Thanks for dropping by and looking forward to more of your input in the future. <em>Samir</em> Thanks for visiting, Andy, and for your comment. I can understand your reservations about the term procrastination, but it simply was the best choice.

Differentiating between putting off things that you need to do, and things that you should not do, is unfortunately more clear in hind sight. In the moment, it is all often considered stuff that you should do, so perhaps procrastination is not that bad a description after all. Besides, procrastination is simply a value judgement on the act of delay, and such value judgements are at best subjective, and not always accurate when we make them.

Having said that, I look forward to the results of your search for a word for putting things off that you should not do right now. As ever, I am open to suggestions, and I’m sure it will open up some more interesting discussions.

Thanks for dropping by and looking forward to more of your input in the future.

Samir

]]> By: Andy http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/comment-page-1/#comment-12681 Andy Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:53:58 +0000 http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/#comment-12681 I agree with the general concept of this post, but I'm not entirely sure that what you're describing can actually be called procrastination. Maybe "delay" would be a better word for it. But procrastination means you put things off that you need to do. There should be another word for putting things off that you should not do right now. I'll come up with one and let you know... mind if I do it later? I agree with the general concept of this post, but I’m not entirely sure that what you’re describing can actually be called procrastination. Maybe “delay” would be a better word for it. But procrastination means you put things off that you need to do. There should be another word for putting things off that you should not do right now. I’ll come up with one and let you know… mind if I do it later?

]]> By: Samir Bharadwaj http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/comment-page-1/#comment-6246 Samir Bharadwaj Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:34:10 +0000 http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/#comment-6246 Hah! I scoff at your puny ignorance. Scoff! According to the "boffin folk", the color of the universe is actually <strong><a href="http://www.pha.jhu.edu/~kgb/cosspec/" rel="nofollow">Cosmic Latte</a></strong>, or if you're democratically inclined it's <strong><a href="http://www.pha.jhu.edu/~kgb/cosspec/topten.htm" rel="nofollow">Cappuccino Cosmico</a></strong>. So there! Hah!
I scoff at your puny ignorance. Scoff!

According to the “boffin folk”, the color of the universe is actually Cosmic Latte, or if you’re democratically inclined it’s Cappuccino Cosmico. So there!

]]> By: Vishal K Bharadwaj | allVishal.com http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/comment-page-1/#comment-6173 Vishal K Bharadwaj | allVishal.com Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:12:18 +0000 http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-triple-benefit-of-creative-procrastination/#comment-6173 Pshh! The universe isn't grey. Some boffin folk did a large bit of crunching; they squinted really, really hard while looking at the sky, and they say the universe is <strong>taupe</strong>. Pshh! The universe isn’t grey. Some boffin folk did a large bit of crunching; they squinted really, really hard while looking at the sky, and they say the universe is taupe.

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