A Silicon Valleyite has gotten another distinguished award. Yesterday, John Perry of Stanford University was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for his Theory of Structured Procrastination, which states: “To be a high achiever, always work on something important, using it as a way to avoid doing something that’s even more important.”
Perry’s original research was published in the Chronicle of Higher Education in February, 1996. Perry did not go in person to receive his award, which is no surprise since the awards were given out at Harvard University.
I haven’t seen John since he got it (his office is in the building I work) though it does explain why he asked for my help earlier this week on his Stanford web page.
He has some other light essays at http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/light.php