Reflections on productive procrastination.

"Productive procrastination" - it's a term I learnt from screenwriter Rodney Rothman. A term that changed how I see work and could change how you see it too....

"Productive procrastination" - it's a term I learnt from screenwriter Rodney Rothman. A term that changed how I see work and could change how you see it too.

In an interview with Jeff Goldsmith, Rothman says “my habits are pretty neurotic, I find I do this very productive procrastination these days… I’ll do research, I’ll make notes, I’ll draw weird maps of ideas, like diagram the story in some weird way that only I understand.”

Whenever I feel the need to procrastinate or "be bored", I think of this term. How can I make my boredom be productive?

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