How to Procrastinate and Still Be a Creative Genius
A short guide to the counterintuitive advice for producing your best work.
It’s the year 1496.
You, a random observer, perhaps a time traveler, happen to stumble upon the great Leonardo da Vinci painting one of the most recognizable paintings in the world— The Last Supper.
Leonardo stares at the painting for an hour. Scrutinizing every detail, going through every single possibility within his mind. He spends an agonizing amount of time doing nothing but staring at his painting.
Then, he makes one single brushstroke and leaves.
He’s done for the day.
You say to yourself, “wow, this guy is the least productive person I’ve ever seen”, as you climb back into your DeLorean.
It took Leonardo da Vinci 3 years to paint The Last Supper, and maybe a substantial portion of it wasn’t spent on painting. But was that time actually wasted?
