There are times I write things in this that revolve around myself and my day. I’m wary of making this whole thing just a series of pieces on me and my life, like I’m keeping a very public journal, just as I’m wary of writing about Boris Johnson and Donald Trump every day. Even Covid-19 became a subject I tired of at one point. Variety in life is what keeps us going, or at least it does me. Anyway my point is that I sometimes write about myself because I know I am human like the rest of us and maybe one person out there will read it and be able to relate to it. I assume that is reasonably common practise online but writing about ourselves believing the world revolves around us is equally common practice online. Saying that not everybody has to find something to write about every day and do so by squeezing that into a busy schedule.
Today though hasn’t been busy. I’ve really enjoyed myself. I have though spent large parts of the day procrastinating. Somehow despite having a lot of time today I’m still just squeezing this piece out with about half an hour to spare before I go to work. I have managed to spend the day writing emails and messaging people which is something I’ve struggled to get round to for weeks but even then, to take all day just feels ludicrous. How much procrastinating we do in a day is always hard to tell but considering I’ve had all day and spent large chunks of it not doing what I wanted I can only imagine I’ve allowed myself to become distracted repeatedly instead. Phones are terrible procrastinators. I’m still excited about football so I find myself distracted by what is going on on the transfer front. I’ve read a little. Eaten twice. Chatted with the people downstairs in the bakery. Done a little research on a future endeavour I’ve started working on. Actually that’s not procrastination, that is actually productive work but I don’t feel I did much thankfully. Where does the time go. I planned on doing some yoga and going for a run at one point but there’s no chance of that happening. I’m sure there are a few other things which could have been ticked off my ever increasing to-do list.
Ultimately though it is a lovely feeling to just sit back, do a few things which involved little real effort and spend the day relaxing. It hasn’t been possible for a while and despite complaining about my abilities as a master procrastinator I’m quite pleased I know how to embrace them from time to time. Nobody wants to be too efficient and active when they don’t really need to be, what a boring and sterile life it would become. That’s that then, procrastinators, you are not alone. You can embrace your natural abilities and not feel guilty about them in this puritanical world Martin Luther created and forced us to endure. Work will not set us free, idle minds do create great things. And I’ve still got another fifteen minutes before I need to work, time to put my feet up I say.
Observations and Misunderstandings 