Procrastination is NOT my friend...

I wanted to say something about this before, but figured I'd get around to it later. Yeah, it's an old joke, but if you suffer from this very real problem, it's not really much of a joke.
There are people in the world who grab ideas/challenges/issues by the throat and simply deal with them, then there are people like me. I like to think that I'm 'deliberate' or I'm just simply taking my time in deciding HOW I'm going to deal with an issue. Sometimes(I hope) by the time I get around to dealing with it the time has come and gone and my attention is no longer needed. I positively HATE busy work, and I feel that 75% of what I am 'supposed' to deal with is just that- busy work that has been created to fill the void of the yawning hours that loom before me. Created by someone other than myself who really doesn't want to see me idle. That is how I justify what I do.
Now, how to deal with what is left over? That is another question unto itself. I have found that when I ignore something one of two things happens: It goes away, or I am left to deal with the consequences of my inaction. I am all for the 'going away' part, and lots of time whatever I'm trying to ignore proves to be something that (apparently) wasn't important to begin with. Good. At this point in my life I've decided that I certainly will take responsibility for the results of my inaction, it's the adult thing to do. But so far the consequences have been slight. (Okay, once I had to go down to the city treasurer's office to pay my water bill so the water could be turned on again. I swear I had paid it, but I guess I got busy with something else. Oh well...) But over the years I've tried to make sure that the really important things get taken care of. You know- other bills, laundry left outside too long, returning annoying phone messages. I'm not trying to give the impression that I don't care, because I DO. But it really needs to be about something important, not just the fluff of everyday living. My time is really limited, I don't want to spend it doing mindless tasks. Sorry, but that is the way I feel.
So, next time you see someone who you think is a Procrastinator Extraordinaire, just try to remember what I've said. We aren't trying to ignore you, and we certainly don't think what you are asking isn't of any importance. It's just that people like me are trying to assess if it falls into the 75% or not. If it does then, well... I'll get back to you.