I wrote this essay on procrastination as a way of not completing another task.

> Sometimes you may have more items on your to-do list than you can reasonably complete. This can quickly lead to overwhelm, and ironically you may be more likely to procrastinate when you can least afford it. Think of it as your brain refusing to cooperate with a schedule that you know is unreasonable. In this case the message is that you need to stop, reassess your true priorities, and simplify.

My experience is exactly the opposite - the only time I'm really productive is when I have way too much to do. In fact, when the density of my agenda drops below a critical threshold of overwhelm, my productivity collapses to zero.

His section on laziness is a bit more ambiguous. I agree that exercise is a great way of jump-starting an inert brain (I commute by bicycle and generally take a brisk walk every day after lunch), but disagree that laziness as such is necessarily a problem.

Again, in my experience laziness has been a strong and persistent incentive for me to figure out how to accomplish more with less work - i.e. increase my productivity.

Similarly, his section on lack of motivation rings hollow for me. I chronically lack the motivation to do whatever is the most important thing I should be doing; but instead of fighting against it, I've learned to leverage my work avoidance by doing other productive work as a way of not doing what I'm supposed to be working on.