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    The document discusses two types of procrastination: destructive procrastination which is avoiding tasks that need completion, and productive procrastination which can be an important part of the creative process. Productive procrastination allows the mind to wander and come up with more creative ideas, as was the case for the author who took longer than expected to write this book but felt it was much better as a result. If working on a creative project without a deadline, letting the work sit for a few weeks so the mind can wander is considered productive procrastination, not avoidance, and can enhance the work.

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    Chapter 11.1

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    Start before you’re ready.

    Don’t

    prepare, begin.

    CHAPTER ELEVEN

    END PROCRASTINATION

    he #5SecondRule is an incredible weapon in the fight against procrastination.

    Before we dig into how to use it, we need to define procrastination, what it is,

    and what it isn’t. In researching this book, I was shocked when I learned what

    causes procrastination. I had it all wrong!

    I was also surprised to learn there are two kinds of procrastination: destructive

    procrastination, which is when you avoid tasks you need to complete, and

    productive procrastination, which is an important part of any creative process.

    Let’s start with the good kind.

    Productive Procrastination

    If you are working on a creative project or an innovative idea, research shows

    that procrastination is not only good, but it is also important. The creative process

    takes time, so when you set a project aside for a few days or weeks, your mind can

    wander. That extra time spent mental wandering gives you the ability to come up

    with more creative, “divergent” ideas that enhance your project.

    Productive procrastination was a hugely liberating concept for me to learn,

    especially while struggling to write this book. Before I learned about productive

    procrastination, I beat myself up constantly because I kept feeling burnt out, I had

    writer’s block, and I thought it meant I was a bad writer, lazy, or incapable. In truth,

    a creative process of this magnitude just took time.

    My mind needed breaks and time to wander. It took me seven months longer
    than I thought it would to finish and the book is 100 times better for it. If you’re

    not getting the results that you want, give the project some time, go focus your

    energy somewhere else, and then come back later with fresh eyes.

    So, if you are working on a creative project, and you don’t have a fixed deadline,

    it’s not procrastination if you let your work sit for a few weeks so you can let you

    mind wander. It’s the creative process. Those fresh new ideas you have as you

    procrastinate productively will make your work even smarte

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