People commonly use the word “procrastination” to describe what they do on the Internet. It seems to me too mild to describe what’s happening as merely not-doing-work. We don’t call it procrastination when someone gets drunk instead of working.
What exactly would Paul Graham call reading Paul Graham essays online when I should be working?
It depends what your work is. If you’re doing data entry then surfing the net is lazy. If you’re driving a train and surfing the net on your phone then that’s irresponsible.
What exactly would Paul Graham call reading Paul Graham essays online when I should be working?
Perhaps the answer to that question lies in one or more of the following Paul Graham essays:
Disconnecting Distraction
Good and Bad Procrastination
P.S.: Bwahahahaha!
I’m thinking either “lazy” or “irresponsible”.
The question of which is kind of still there, though. Procrastination is lazy, but getting drunk at work is irresponsible.
It depends what your work is. If you’re doing data entry then surfing the net is lazy. If you’re driving a train and surfing the net on your phone then that’s irresponsible.