tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525161379578984040.post8896235453290180984..comments2023-12-15T00:45:21.381-05:00Comments on Unmapped Country: What Robert Benchley Can Teach Us About SuccessHope Perlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10599511890390199730noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525161379578984040.post-46724267575555623002013-01-24T16:56:17.564-05:002013-01-24T16:56:17.564-05:00That's funny, Kate! I joked to a friend that e...That's funny, Kate! I joked to a friend that everything I get done, no matter how big or small, is done to avoid putting all my old photos into albums. That task just seems so daunting, and it is always nagging at me. Hope Perlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599511890390199730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525161379578984040.post-5859651254931430972013-01-24T16:54:43.932-05:002013-01-24T16:54:43.932-05:00So true. I think it's a symptom of maturity, t...So true. I think it's a symptom of maturity, that ability to trudge through. I'm only partway there, in truth. Another thing that helps me is the awareness of the value of time, which is another symptom of maturity. I have more awareness that each moment wasted is never coming back to me, now that I'm approaching middle age.Hope Perlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599511890390199730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525161379578984040.post-69708739825793264682013-01-24T11:51:21.054-05:002013-01-24T11:51:21.054-05:00This theory certainly holds true for me. A couple ...This theory certainly holds true for me. A couple years ago I felt compelled to attend to my entire Christmas shopping list on a Friday in November when I hadn't started the sermon I was to be preaching that Sunday. Just as an example of how efficient I know I can be when putting off relatively urgent and important matters. And agreed, children make fabulous excuses to procrastinate on so many things-- and for real. I'm beginning to fear what will happen when mine are no longer at home. Will I accomplish more or less? Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727661593969634322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525161379578984040.post-7634681422358886382013-01-24T08:37:44.055-05:002013-01-24T08:37:44.055-05:00As a Master Procrastinator, I've honed a few t...As a Master Procrastinator, I've honed a few tricks. First,I've come to understand that most delays of What Must Get Done are caused by my being overwhelmed. And full of fear. What I learned in the process of completing an extremely difficult legal document was to a) ask for help from a variety of people, b) trudge through it bit by bit, and c) persevere. I was astonished whcn it was over and done with. It's not rocket science, and Nike says it all: Just Do It. I might add: whether you feel like it or not.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571257384231971226noreply@blogger.com