Monday, July 23, 2012
John Cleese on Creativity: Let Your Ideas Bake
lifehacker.com: We tend to think of procrastination negatively, but sometimes waiting as long as possible to tackle a task can be productive—especially if you're looking for creative solutions. John Cleese, legendary writer, actor, and tall person, shares tips on the creative process.
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The article provides an interesting perspective on procrastination, but I think the key word here is "sometimes". Putting of work probably works for some, but we still have to consider the fact that procrastination can also be detrimental. If you wait too long to start, there ends up being not enough time, which pretty much offsets any creative benefits that the waiting time may have achieved. Anything that gets done is nothing but a hurried mess, which is in no way better than if you had taken the time to do the work in the first place. I'm not saying that taking time to think can't help, if you're careful of how much you wait, but one ought to be very cautious of waiting too long.
Procrastination can be traced back to the behavioral patterns of your parents. Although openly frowned upon, procrastination provides time for internal reflection and possibly the formation of even better ideas. I am a devoted practicer of procrastination and i am a firm believer in procrastination. I also believe that tasks need to get done in a timely fashion, but that does not mean that there can't be a little time to simmer.
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