Folks are rarely kind to procrastinators, particularly the IRS. While the Internet hasn’t exactly improved conditions for lingerers and dilly-dalliers, men and women from antiquity to the pre-internet era have fought time-wasting battles of their own. It’s probably fair to say, history’s first instance of procrastinating occurred when the first job was assigned. The following list is of famous slow-starters when it came to getting a job done.
1.) Leonardo Da Vinci
The ingenious artist only completed no more than 20 paintings during his professional career, spending almost 14 years on the Mona Lisa. Instead of putting brush to canvas, Leonardo enjoyed drawing designs of strange flying contraptions and engines of war. Today, we call those doodles a helicopter and tank. Maybe Leonardo was on to something with this whole procrastination thing…
2.) Virginia Woolf
While her most famous works are Mrs Dolloway, To the Lighthouse, and Orlando, Ms Adeline Virginia Woolf could’ve produced even more classics if it wasn’t for her main vice – the telephone. A diary entry from Woolf states, “Such a good morning’s writing I’d planned, and wasted the cream of my brain on the telephone.”
3.) Ernest Hemingway
“Papa” was no stranger to long nights and strong whisky. His ability to shrug of a hangover and put words to paper was legendary. However, procrastination reared its ugly head towards Ernest in the form of visitors. Never one to turn away a friend or shun a good conversation, Hemingway took to his boat to keep companions at bay.
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