If practice makes perfect, then I must be perfect at procrastinating.
The Sage knows that perfection is often spoken of as something to strive toward, but he suspects most of us are already flawless in at least one area: putting things off. After all, it takes dedication, consistency, and countless hours of delay to truly master the art of procrastination.
This thought reminds us that while society frowns on idleness, there’s a strange kind of brilliance in it too. Every unfinished task, every carefully ignored to-do list, is evidence of relentless practice in the fine art of doing absolutely nothing. And isn’t mastery the point of practice?
Of course, The Sage would advise balance: a little productivity sprinkled here and there to keep life ticking along, but never so much that it interferes with the important business of daydreaming, lounging, and deferring the inevitable until tomorrow.
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