I chuckled a lot while reading this post. (Thank you, Rands!) It gave me an opportunity to connect with my two old friends, Procrastination and Despair, who I see less and less frequently these days, but whose power I still respect. I will never take them for granted...

I especially liked:

"...hours of gleeful distraction tweaking features and defining the perfect writing environment."

Hours? Ha ha! A couple of years ago, Procrastination and I spent WEEKS searching for and testing the perfect writing software, then rearranging/streamlining my home environment to more comfortably support my writing life. Results: my laptop at one end of a crowded desk, a round robin with three writing programs (a different WIP on each), and higher productivity. Ahhh -- happiness.