Procrastinator's Creed
 
 1.  I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have
 been done already.
 
 2.  I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or
 find excuses.
 
 3.  I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration.
 
 4.  I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to
 the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from
 missing them.
 
 5.  I firmly believe that tomorrow holds the possibility for
 new technologies, astounding discoveries, and a reprieve from
 my obligations.
 
 6.  I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable
 regardless of the amount of time given.
 
 7.  I shall never forget that the probability of a miracle,
 though infinitesmally small, is not exactly zero.
 
 8.  If at first I don't succeed, there is always next year.
 
 9.  I shall always decide not to decide, unless of course I
 decide to change my mind.
 
 10. I shall always begin, start, initiate, take the first step,
 and/or write the first word, when I get around to it.
 
 11. I obey the law of inverse excuses which demands that
 the greater the task to be done, the more insignificant
 the work that must be done prior to beginning the greater task.
 
 12. I know that the work cycle is not plan/start/finish,
 but is wait/plan/plan.
 
 13. I will never put off until tomorrow, what I can forget
 about forever.
 
 14. I will become a member of the ancient Order of Two-Headed
 Turtles (the Procrastinator's Society) if they ever get it organized.
 

Wil Stark, wstark04 (at) pobox _dot_com

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