Word of the Week – Procrastiworking

No definition required! The word perfectly describes situations in which I decide to clean out my desk drawer despite a lengthy list of to dos or situations where I am “busy” doing my emails and re-writing even when I know there are important things that deserve my attention.

Planning and preparation are useful until they become a form of procrastination. - James Clear.

James, that is just cruel!

It may be rationalizing, (and feel free to call me on it) but I believe that sometimes when I slow the hamster wheel and do something calming yet “productive” – such as writing my lists or cleaning out my email, I create space for other, deeper thinking about the more important issues I need to attend to. I think the busyness of organizing staves off a feeling of guilt about wasting time while the brain that might otherwise ruminate is used (and soothed) with my lists.

Anyone else catch themselves procrastiworking this week? Have you looked at why?