Procrastination is one of humanitys worst evils, right?

Countless books tell us this is so, but really, there are some hidden benefits in it. I see at least five of them, right off the bat:

(1) Youll get a lot of secondary tasks done when youre hiding from the primary ones. I cant tell you how many articles Ive written and times Ive taken out the trash, and even cleaned the clutter from my desks while avoiding more urgent and pressing matters. Quite incorrectly, so-called gurus in time management make it appear that procrastinators dont get ANYTHING done. We accomplish much, just not the AAA Grade stuff.

(2) You always have goals, even if theyre not being accomplished. Consider those spineless saps out there that dont even have goals in life. Youre way ahead of them!

(3) You have standards, perhaps even big ones for accomplishment. Consider again those mere knaves that dont beat themselves up about the undone because in their minds theyve already done everything worth doing. You know whats going by the wayside, when in fact, these other bozos have nothing but wayside!

(4) Face it; some things just shouldnt be done! We cant know this for sure unless weve put them off for awhile. After ignoring them, if life as we know it doesnt grind to a halt or come banging at our door, that pesky task probably wasnt worth sweating over or doing, in the first place.

(5) Maybe youre a manager or an executive, deep down, and your life shouldnt consist of piddling to-do lists and other pedestrian pursuits. Maybe, just maybe, you should DELEGATE that grunt work to grunts. Procrastinating might be your inner genius telling you that youre simply too good and noble for trifles. If so, listen up!

See, I told you there are at least five silver linings in procrastinating.

Now that you know about them, ease up a little and be good to yourself. If youve been putting off doing true essentials, youll know about it soon enough!