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See Structured Procrastination

The key idea is that procrastinating does not mean doing absolutely nothing. Procrastinators seldom do absolutely nothing; they do marginally useful things, like gardening or sharpening pencils or making a diagram of how they will reorganize their files when they get around to it.

See also Sharpening Pencils Isn’t Writing – 4 Signs You’re Procrastinating by Anne Wayman on September 29, 2011

And, finally, from the LA Times When Getting Ready to Write, Sharpen Your Pencil

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