By now, you should be well-versed in the art of creating an endless loop of meetings and memos. But what about when it's time to actually do the work? Ah, that's a different story.
Here are the top 10 tips for mastering the art of procrastination, from the Mandators themselves:
- 1. Set a timer for 10 minutes, then spend the next 5 hours browsing Reddit.
- 2. Declare your desk a 'focus zone' and refuse to let anyone enter.
- 3. Learn to type with your left hand while simultaneously playing a game of solitaire on your phone.
- 4. Use the phrase "I'm on a deadline, but it's not a real deadline, wink-wink."
- 5. Take a 3-hour lunch, but only to grab a sandwich and stare at the wall.
- 6. Claim you're working on "research" for an "epic novel," then spend 6 hours watching cat videos.
- 7. Make a list of tasks, then spend the next 4 hours reorganizing the list.
- 8. Use a " Pomodoro timer" but only for the first 5 minutes, after which you'll need a 5-minute break to "recharge."
- 9. Create a " vision board" with 17 tabs open on your browser, then "present" it to your team.
- 10. Declare yourself " burnt out" and take a month-long sabbatical.