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‘When opportunity knocks, fling open the door’

I have always been a chronic dilly-dallier. I put the ‘pro’ into procrastination. When my teacher told me I’d never amount to anything because I procrastinate too much, I replied, ‘Just you wait!’

She’s still waiting… In my youth, I wanted to join a procrastinator’s self-help group, but couldn’t decide whether or not to commit. You see the severity of my condition? But it’s not all bad. The best thing

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