# Productive procrastination The task at hand that we want to avoid, gives us the reason to search for some alternative task. For example, ### In office * Clean my desk (1 hour) * Keep paperwork in organized (10 mins) * Fill papers in the printer (5 mins) * Take a coffee (5 mins) * Catch up with a colleague what they are working on (10-30 mins) * Help my colleagues with books, calculations, tips etc. (5 mins) * Document my work. Write down the procedure for doing something (1-3 hours) * Take a walk outside (30 mins) * Learn some advanced skill related to work (Excel, AutoCAD, Word etc.) (1-4 hours) * Upgrade old worksheets and clean any unused sheets or names (1-4 hours) * Meet people from other departments to know what they are on (20 mins) * Browse HBR for emotional intelligence and workplace productivity (Lunch break) * See any interesting examples of work (during low moods) * Request colleagues for consistency in the design calculations and presentation (when no work or deadline is no where near) * Take a print of a paper from a complex article or book and post it on my desk wall (When feeling lucky!) ### In Home * Start working instead of washing clothes * Start working instead of cooking food * Cleaning room instead of working on an interesting idea or completing drawings * Watch movies instead of sticking to the computer * Walking instead of working for I was watching movies online * Fantasizing instead of working on concrete thoughts on requited love charm --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://i.janardhanpulivarthi.com/season-1/productive-procrastination.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.