I am a somewhat of a procrastinator. Just ask the editors for this column.

“Never put off until tomorrow what you could do today.” That pearl of wisdom is one of Thomas Jefferson’s most famous quotes. The great American writer and humorist Mark Twain gave Jefferson a little twist: “Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after tomorrow.”

I would like to add yet another variation: “Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid entirely.”

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