The Importance of being Procastinatory

In most ways dull lifetimes are enjoyed by all those who prepare too much. Where is the anger and frustration of realizing you have to turn your car around two hours after you leave to grab the wallet and cameras that were inadvisably placed behind the flowerpots... Why would you forgo the stress that not having medical or travel insurance until the last minute always brings...

I think if you are always prepared, you may always be satisfied, but you are rarely happy, you never experience the sense of relief when the police walk away with someone else, and everything actually does work out. Where is the elation, the surprise, the joy, the pure relaxation that can only come after you have been so stressed, frustrated, angry, and furious. Its simply not there.

Now granted, there are some things you would rather prepare fairly ardently for... skydiving out of a plane for instance, a good time not to procrastinate on the packing of the parachute until you're in the jumpline. Another may be scubadiving, probably don't want to find out at 200 meters under the ocean that you accidently filled the O2 tank with N2.

But when it comes to the everyday mundane aspects of life, a little stress is necessary for a person to feel alive. Everyone knows the boring person that everything goes right for, but that noone wants to hang around. Personally I'd rather be challenged under stressful conditions when an important choice needs to be made that could have been made long ago and prepared for, and decided on, with repercussions measured and weighed... well I'd rather try and figure out all that junk in the few seconds before the judge asks ME for MY alibi. Sure my memory of my "alibi" may not hold up, but whatever, its all in good fun, and far more interesting than figuring it out beforehand (although this may fall under the "be prepared beforehand")

I just think those people who are always prepared for everything are missing out on the excitement of finding out something about yourself in the moment, which becomes easier the more you practice, and practice makes perfect.

Yeah...