Procrastination

Some people might consider me a slow learner.  I hooked up my new phone almost three months ago, but just now learned how to access the voice messages.

I've had my television cable box for years and just recently learned some of the tricks of using the remote.

The truth is -- I have trouble stirring up interest in things I don't really care about.  I think that is true for most people.

We learn what we need and want to learn.  If there is some reason for us to do it, then it is much easier to expend the time and energy.  Reasons seem to span everything from:  I am bored and need something to do, to I need this to work if my life is to go on.

So when someone tells me they can't do something I tend to look at the big picture.  Why don't they think they need to do it?  Are they confident they can get someone else to do it?  Are they afraid of some part of it?  Or is it just not that important to them?

As the saying goes, "Procrastination is the thief of time."