How to Procrastinate Like a Pro

To Procrastinate: To delay, put off or postpone something.

Basically, it’s exactly what I am doing right now! That’s right, instead of doing my work I have taken time out from drawing endless lines on AutoCad, to write a blog.

So I decided to provide you with a number of things you can do instead of anything on your ‘to do’ list…


So these ones are pretty standard ways to procrastinate:

·         Read this blog…CHECK!

·         Go and make yourself a really nice fancy meal. If it involves going to the shop to buy ingredients, that’s even better!

·         Tidy your obscenely messy room. Tidy room, tidy mind…right?

·         Then clean it!

·         Rearrange all of your clothes. And I mean all of them. I know my t-shirt drawer has a way of unfolding all my t-shirts without me even touching them. There’s no better time than now to straighten them all back out again.

·         Catch up with any online TV shows. You never know when they might be deleted, best to watch them now.

·         Facebook stalk to your hearts content. Followed by Twitter Stalk. (Then write a status about how much you don’t want to do the work you’re not doing anyway)

·         Two words: Youtube. Cats.

·         Do some exercise: Run, gym, jogging, walking. Whatever you prefer, do it now, because being fit and healthy is, in the long term, more important than your work.

You know that saying 'if you're going to do it, do it properly', or words to that effect. That would be this: These forms of procrastination are not for the faint hearted. These require a little commitment to see them through:

·         Clean your whole house. The bathroom’s filthy, the kitchen is growing and the living room is un-liveable. You have a deadline next week, but this needs doing NOW.

·         Clean your car. ( If you don’t have one, clean someone else’s. You could even charge them a small fee, but this may become a little too productive for procrastination if you do that)

·         You have vouchers for Boots that run out tomorrow. You’ll just have to go into town and use them today. This is no organising a sock drawer, you have to leave your house for this one...shit just got real.

·         Grow your own plants. Now this one I actually did. Last summer I planted Basil, Oregano, Mint and some other stuff I’ve never actually used. All because I was putting off doing my work. Unfortunately all those herbs are now dead. Have no fear, in a months time…I can replant them instead of doing my major project!

·         Alphabetise your bookcase. Or arrange them by size order depending on your preference. If you are doing this, you have admirable patience and determination. Or your a little anal.

·         Or write a blog….I think that’s how we got here….

Please feel free to add your own procrastinating habits in the comments!

Then go do something useful with yourself.