Nothing Else To Do
An unprovoked 15 day brutal battle with procrastination — Day Two
I had been in and out of a hazy sleep for an unknown amount of time. The fight was real, satisfying instant gratification, pontificating and daydreaming with idle coloured ease. You would think Procrastination was winning. But you would be wrong. I was not slacking. I was assembling my weapon. Getting a feel for its weight. Feeling the balance, so when the time came, I could strike the lethal blow.
Today I had a Jian — a double edged sword originating from China in the 7th century. You know it well. Today we call it boredom. It was the weapon Procrastination used against me in the past, with huge success. But yesterday, I learnt how to use it against the enemy. As my people would say — “Every day for the thief but one day for the owner of the house.”
11:47pm, Yesterday
I gathered my boredom busters — a Huawei Mobile Phone with Netflix installed, and a Samsung 9 with the deadly trio, Royal Match, Block Puzzle and Scrabble, the undefeated champion—…
