They procrastinate.
Yes, you read it right.
They indeed procrastinate the important work. However, they do it differently.
The intelligent people practice an efficient procrastination.
Turns out, it's possible to procrastinate with the purpose and even benefit while putting the important things off.
Reading. Discovering new ideas and thoughts via reading is by far the best way to waste your precious time. The intelligent people have a robust habit of reading. They read a lot to get different perspectives on the things they are interested in and get inspired for something new.
Learning. Education is a new form of procrastination: people keep learning stuff while putting off the real action. Nevertheless, it's a good way to procrastinate since it allows you to stay on track and make sure your skills are relevant.
Writing. Sharing your thoughts with others via producing a high-quality content is probably the most popular way to procrastinate with intelligent people. Quora and Medium provide an incredible opportunity to expose your ideas to millions of people around the world, get valuable feedback and show your expertise
Generating ideas. There is always a desire to abstract from the tasks that need to get done and think over other ideas. The intelligent people find brainstorming and discussing ideas with others also the great ways of meaningful procrastination.
Thinking. Sometimes it's very helpful to get into your alone zone and spend some time just thinking. This type of procrastination allows you to prioritize the things that matter most, set the goals and reflect on your life.
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Hey @naughtyhrn. Thank you for helping me on my journey towards greatness, as I procrastinated by reading your article.. 😀😇
It's my pleasure
I must be a great multi-tasker because I do all of those things, AND drink while I'm procrastinating.
Hahahahahaha
What I got from this read although I don't know if you wrote it for this reason in particular is that sometimes we don't commit ourselves in what we're really good at. I've read and found so many interesting things to learn from and develop and when I start sticking to it I find something new to "procrastinate" on and when I open my eyes, my life have just passed by before my eyes knowing a little about many stuff , Cheers!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these So maybe I'm not just piddling the day away, I'm productively procrastinating, haha.
I think some kinds of procrastination, like reading books are very good, as they allow your brain to "switch gears" for a moment, while still giving you useful information for the long term
I never thought of it that way, but it's very true. In addition to what you already mentioned, I think prioritizing is a form of procrastination. Literally speaking, you'd be putting aside certain tasks in order to do something else more important. Strategic procrastination. Lol :P
So true!" and even benefit while putting the important things off" - i know what you mean, and it looks like some mind game
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Wow, I do all those things, and you're right I've been putting off the real action. Time to get off my ass and work. I'll begin the real journey.......next month.
haha~ a great justification of procrastination. i love it, makes me feel intelligent at the same time! well done!