Action Points and Summary

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The following workout is related to Hesiod’s poem, the Works and Days, which may be found in the Cave’s The Best of Hesiod’s Theogony & Works and Days. To read some of it, go to “Hesiod” in the Cave Library.

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3 Action Points

• Examine yourself relative to procrastination and laziness. Do you (at times) procrastinate. Are you (at times) lazy? What is the impact of such procrastination and/or laziness?

• Evaluate remedies for procrastination and laziness (from Hesiod and otherwise). Identify the most useful remedies for you and your own situation.

• Practice one way (remedy) that will help you battle and overcome procrastination and laziness.

Dealing with Procrastination & Laziness

Workout Summary

Workout 2 focuses on procrastination and laziness—how we can deal with them if need be.

After learning about the negative consequences of procrastination and laziness, and hearing Hesiod’s advice to avoid both, we turn to examine our own lives. Do we procrastinate? Are we lazy? If so, what is the impact of each on our lives?

Next, we turn toward remedies, figuring out what we can do to deal with procrastination and laziness.

Finally, we practice one specific, concrete way to battle and overcome them for a week.

To see Workout 2 in whole, click on the “Go to PDF” button, “Workout 2 – Dealing with Procrastination & Laziness.”

Best of benefits in practicing!

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