I have recently become aware of something important. A surprising number of people and systems think I am not very bright. A few times a day, a voice pretending to be someone named Jennifer rings my cell, and in a petulant, entitled voice, insists she’s calling me about a loan I never applied for. I have been preapproved, and they are only waiting for my response to send me money. I’ve never interacted with them. I block each number, but the calls keep coming.  Then there is

Most people do not procrastinate because they are lazy or unmotivated. They procrastinate because something inside them hesitates. There is a quiet pause between intention and action where discomfort lives. Anxiety. Uncertainty. Boredom. Self doubt. And instead of recognizing that moment for what it is, we tend to judge it. We tell ourselves we should be better by now. More disciplined. More focused. That judgment only deepens the stall. Procrastination is rarely about time m