The Idle Mind Is the Devil’s Workshop Archetypes for the almost-started.

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Marginalia

IdleMind Diagnostic

What kind of loafter are you?

Answer honestly. “Honestly” means: the thing you do when nobody is impressed.

1) When you open a blank document, you mostly feel:

Relief. A new beginning.
Pressure. It must be good.
Dread. It might expose me.
Curiosity. I open twenty tabs.

2) Your favorite form of “work” is:

Starting something small.
Planning the system.
Explaining the system.
Learning about the system forever.

3) The lie you tell yourself most often is:

“I’m resting.”
“I’m aligning.”
“I’m waiting for the right moment.”
“I just need one more input.”

4) If you had to ship something in 10 minutes, you would:

Ship a rough draft.
Ship a clean outline.
Ship an apology.
Ship a link to someone else’s work.