#Akrasia February 17

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Reading something about leadership every morning often introduces me to a new concept or word. Earlier this month I came across AKRASIA.

This word comes from the Greeks and defines a type of philosophy. Loosely translated it means “acting against your better judgement. ARKASIA came up in an article I was reading about procrastination. Back in October of 2019 I wrote a post about analysis. Specifically, how some leaders create a state of personal paralysis by analysis. Most leaders will acknowledge that living a live full of procrastination is located at the same address as, “acting against your better judgment“.

Poem about Procrastination

Learning about ARKASIA made me want to counter that dilemma by reading a poem today for the 30-Day Poetry Coach4aday Challenge about Procrastination. I found one called The Poem of Procrastination written by Benjamin.

I am not going to post the entire poem you can go to the link above for that, but I wanted to share some insightful lines. First is the desire many of us feel daily.

Oh that I were someone who could get things done with ease
I could sit down, start working, finish and then go do as I please

Finally, there is this advice about distractions and procrastination.

The first thing you must do, if you want to get more done
Is to get rid of all those distractions, even if they are fun
Your phone, your friends, the web and the bed
Get rid of them all and you’ll find things are much more clear in your head

Hope you day is full of good judgement as you pursue your goals and dreams free of AKRASIA.