The Boon Hidden in Procrastination

Thanks so much for the live call today, David. Really enjoyed it, always love the way these sessions spark new ways of thinking.

When

@Diane Whiddon

brought up procrastination and writing habits, and

@David Stem

mentioned Big Magic (which I absolutely love), it reminded me of something I’d written a while ago that was sparked from a sentence I said in another community "Procrastination is my rebellion against the divine".

It hit a nerve, and I ended up expanding it into a short 175-word piece that was later published by the Society of Scottish Artists.

What I’ve realised since is that procrastination isn’t really about laziness, it’s the mind’s rebellion against the unknown. And yet the unknown is where the boon is, where the truth, the surprise, and the magic live.

Thank you for creating this space David, and thanks to everyone who shared so openly.

You can read the micro-essay here if interested SSA ESSAY PROJECT | SARMED MIRZA | Society of Scottish Artists

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