Procrastination is the key to success

It has often been observed about me that I am 'the king of procrastination', and it is true I could procrastinate for England.

If something can be put off for another day, then it probably should be!

When I was a teenager, a good friend once asked me why I continually played 'chicken with my work' and she was very definitly on to something in identifying one of my key personality traits.

Now, I could refer you at this point to my personality type: in MBTI terms I'm a 'P' which, although it doesn't stand for 'Procrastinator', certainly could do.

According to the myersbriggs.org...

• I work in bursts of energy.
• I am stimulated by an approaching deadline.
• Sometimes I stay open to new information so long I miss making decisions when they are needed.

Yep - that's me!

Indeed, it's freqently been said of me that my work is outstanding... sometimes by several months!

If I have work to do, I will find a hundred creative ways of avoiding it. I'll watch TV I would otherwise hate. I'll go for walks. I'll stare out the window. I'll empty the diswasher. I'll hoover the house. I'll blog. Anything to avoid doing what I have to do.

Now, you might think that this is a recipe for a professional disaster... But I've learned to use it to my advantage!

The secret to using procrastination as a key to success is to have more than one thing on the go at once.

Here's an example: I've been putting off writing a paper. I just haven't been able to get round to it. Then, yesterday, a massive admin job landed on me. Now, to avoid the admin, I'm writing the paper. Go figure.

I suppose, when I need a break from the paper, I can put it off by doing the admin.

You see, it's quite simple.

Procrastination really is the key to success.