Procrastination
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My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.
David Copperfield
Nothing is worse than procrastination. When I look at 10 decisions I failed to make, there will be nine of them where I delayed.
New York Times (1990)
Most executives have learned that what one postpones, one actually abandons...timing is a most important element in the success of any effort, lb do five years later what would have been smart to do five years earlier, is almost a sure recipe for frustration and failure.
The Effective Executive (1967)
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