Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Picasso advises delaying tasks only if you accept the finality of leaving them unfinished. Procrastination should not risk legacy.
- In plain terms
- Only delay tasks you would regret leaving undone when you die.
- What can you take from it?
- Prioritize tasks by imagining if you would regret delaying them to death.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What would you regret not finishing if today was your last?
- Are you delaying something that matters?
Another view
Some tasks should be delegated rather than done by oneself.
More from Pablo Picasso
North Pole, South Pole.
Permalink to quote #35 The smell of opium is the least stupid smell in the world.
Permalink to quote #37 It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.
Permalink to quote #34
Related quotes
In restaurants we argue over which of us will pay for your funeral though the real question is whether or not I will make you immortal.
Margaret AtwoodMargaret Atwood quote #15 Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.
Publilius SyrusPublilius Syrus quote #37 I can't die. It would wreck my image.
Jack La LanneJack La Lanne quote #1