I feel like you might be ignoring the possible benefits of &quot;waiting for inspiration&quot; on some things. Usually, when I&#x27;m procrastinating, I&#x27;m just waiting for a time when I would enjoy the work. Without that, I often <i>don&#x27;t</i> enjoy it.<p>Oftentimes I&#x27;ll get out of bed with an unbearable drive to accomplish a single task that I&#x27;ve been putting off. And when this happens, I usually feel that I am more creative, dedicated, and much faster working. When you put that together, if you are trying to maximize work speed and creativity (ignoring deadlines), this kind of procrastination is optimal.<p>But ignoring deadlines to maximize speed and creativity is basically a way of maximizing personal fulfillment in the work. It certainly isn&#x27;t maximizing any external factors.