The Celtic Underground Substack

The Celtic Underground Substack

Share this post

The Celtic Underground Substack
The Celtic Underground Substack
No time for procrastination

No time for procrastination

The manager has made it clear that players should have been in by now. Time for action.

The Celtic Underground's avatar
The Celtic Underground
Aug 25, 2024
∙ Paid
13

Share this post

The Celtic Underground Substack
The Celtic Underground Substack
No time for procrastination
5
Share

Spending a lot of money is not easy. Spending a lot of other people's money is even more difficult. As one of my mates puts it, writing a cheque for £10 million takes balls of steel.

In such circumstances, it's easy to procrastinate. It's easy to phone that other guy or take that other call or respond to that other email before you finalise the deal and write the big balls cheque. It's easy to think, "I'll need a clear head for this, so I'll just nip to the toilet and make myself a cup of tea. Then I'll be ready to do it." It's easy to speak to someone on the way to the toilet to chat to someone while making the cup of tea and it's easy to get back to your desk and think, "It's late on in the day. I'm probably better to do this tomorrow." In short, it's easy to procrastinate.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to The Celtic Underground Substack to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 The Celtic Underground
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share