Being a total geek, even my jokes have their source in academics. In software engineering there is term called the 90% syndrome (there are even papers on it). It basically means that a software project after reaching 90% completion takes till eternity to finish the last 10% because people make assumptions, over estimate their deeds and underestimate the remaining tasks. So basically things drag and makes the whole project very inefficient. Now we as elders of the procastination society (no one holds elections, so everyone can take as many posts as he feels like) take it upon to give back to the society (contrary to the claims that procastinators have no useful output).
I give you the 0% syndrome. It is based on studying the doings of myself as well as fellow members of the procastination society. The fact that a job has not been started means it is at 0% completion. And it remains so until the very last moment, the job is done (if done) so fast that it spends almost all of its time at 0%. We find this is very efficient to the worker in the sense that he gets from being fired (mostly) and doesn't worry about work except the bare minimum required.
If only I could get a research paper out of this too .. ! :D
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