Stop procrastinating

Weeks that make it harder to procrastinate: the important work first, at the same time every day, so discipline is a schedule rather than a mood.

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W.H. Auden's Daily Routine

Do your sharpest work early and stop on time. W.H. Auden started soon after 6:00 AM and kept a hard stop at 6:30 PM for friends and dinner.

Colin PaceUpdated Sep 28

Get the work done without an early start. Kingsley Amis wrote from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, took a long pub lunch and a nap, then wrote until 7:00 PM.

Colin PaceUpdated Sep 28

Plan every hour on purpose. Benjamin Franklin's timetable opens at 5:00 AM by asking what good he'll do and closes by asking what good he did.

Colin PaceUpdated Sep 28