Don’t dilly dally
You won’t want to put off Jenny Alexander’s procrastination-related creative writing exercises
Jenny Alexander’s
Fight Procrastination Day is coming up in September, so perhaps we should all make a list of things we’ve been putting off and start working our way through it. But first, since nothing is that urgent, why not make yourself a nice cup of tea, find a quiet spot and ponder the theme of procrastination with a deliciously diverting bit of free-range writing?
There’s only one rule: stick to the timings.
Memoir
What did you put off for too long? What were the consequences?
Last summer, I didn’t get to see some of the people I had really missed during the first lockdown because I thought there was no hurry – then the second lockdown came, and I had missed my chance.