Andrew Santella, author of "Soon: An Overdue History of Procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me," discusses the perils and pleasures of procrastination.
Procrastination, warned the 18th century poet Edward Young, is “the thief of time.” Nevertheless, throughout history, wherever there has been a job to be done, you could count on finding someone putting off doing it.
Join us for a fun evening with Andrew Santella, author of Soon: An Overdue History of Procrastination, from Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me, on the perils and pleasures of procrastination. He’ll consider what history’s great procrastinators -- including Moses and Dorothy Parker -- can teach us about creativity, productivity, and distraction. He’ll discuss efforts to understand procrastination and, as the pandemic transforms how and where we work, whether our understanding of procrastination will change as well.
Mr. Santella’s work has appeared in magazines including GQ, The Atlantic, Slate, and The New York Times Book Review.
Soon can be purchased at The Book Stall.
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