Procrastination
I am so guilty of procrastination, and have been ever since I can remember. My Mom used to get really angry with me about it, as it hindered me from doing my school work. I’ve realized a few things since then, and have come to see it’s a problem that everyone has to deal with. I came across a cool article on the subject, and recognized that it didn’t talk about one thing that I use to pull myself out of this brutal time killer - opportunity cost.
Google defines opportunity cost as such:
"The difference between the yield that funds earn in one use and the yield they could have earned had they been placed in an alternative investment generating the highest yield available."
This is a little more descriptive than the definition I have in my head:
"What you pay for doing one thing instead of another."
Thinking about this each time I need to sit down and do something, and I find myself doing something else helps me keep on track. Of course, there is also the inspiration factor. I find my pool of inspiration drawing from more and more each day. Here are a few things that I’ve found to be really effective:
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Hillman Curtis, and his books
This list goes on and on. There is a common denominator between each and every one — it’s what I find inspiring about them. It’s their clear passion for what they do — it can be found in every single word they write. It’s hard not to get excited reading a blog post from Scoble about Windows Vista, or from Brad Feld about term sheets. It’s totally contagious, and I love it.
Keep it up everyone.
