I’ve been working hard to resist thinking that I need more information in order to change what I do. Two cases in point: A recent review of The Procrastination Equation made me think I should read the book, that an understanding of the history and psychology of procrastination will make me stop putting things off. An introduction to SimpliFried, a new food blog, made me think I needed to subscribe for shortcuts on menu planning.
This is a form of magical thinking. That’s what I need to keep repeating to myself: This is a form of magical thinking. I know what I need to know to meet my deadlines (which I mostly do) and to feed my family (which I mostly do). I simply need to do it. Which I mostly do.
And yet… there is the allure. Can it be simpler? Can it be faster? Can it require less mental or emotional energy?
This is a form of magical thinking.
I am, of course, attracted to magic.
–Lois Maassen
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I always use research as a good excuse for procrastination! Or, um, magical thinking. That sounds so dreamy, doesn’t it?