Tag Archives: procrastination
FMM 12 10 2021 Need a Push?
“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.” ~ Stephen Hawking. The world has changed so much in the past 50 years, or at least my experience of it has changed. Growing up in […]
FMM 2 19 16 Productive Procrastination
“Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious, when you make delay and procrastination work for you.” ~Hilary Mantel. At work we often complain about the new generation, a set of young people who have no patience, no ability to wait for results. As soon as they submit an assignment or complete an exam they […]
FMM 4 17 15 Looking out for Number One (Refurbished)
“Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.” ~ George Bernard Shaw. I am a master at the art of procrastination, have practiced it ever since I was a child. And although I know that this will get me in trouble, I frequently wait till the last minute to complete assignments. This is partly […]
FMM 9 19 14 Listen to your Body
“Effective health care depends on self-care. This fact is currently heralded as if it were a discovery.” ~ Ivan Illich. I am a master at the art of procrastination, have practiced it ever since I was a child. Despite the moralistic stance I take with my students when I find them guilty of the […]
FMM 12 28 12 Turn, Turn, Turn
It is almost time to turn the page on 2012, and start afresh, a brand new slate. 2013 beckons us, and invites us to think about new beginnings, new opportunities. Some people do this through New Year’s Resolutions, but I have never joined that club. In fact my joke is that I resolve each year […]
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