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(1) Someone kindly gave me a copy of the book…

(2) I set a challenge goal to get my taxes paid, and a day to concentrate on gathering the tax information…

(3) Instead of doing #2, I read “Pride and Prejudice”.

I think it’s a good example of Structured Procrastination. Maybe I can find an even more odious challenge goal than paying my taxes, and then I’ll get that done, too.

Although maybe not. Reading Pride and Prejudice was not at all odious. I’ve seen several versions of it – both movies and tv – and so I knew the story fairly well.