On Keeping Busy

It's said that idle hands are the devil's workshop. I always took this to mean that if you weren't doing anything, you were being bad. Throughout my relatively short life however, I've grown to understand it's true meaning, which is the subject of today's rantry. The old adage quite simply translates to this: If you're not doing anything, you could be doing something good. Time spent doing nothing is time wasted, and we'll never get it back. I remember all the times in school when I procrastinated doing large projects and then realized how daunting a task it would be to finish on time later. I'm sure many of you have had the same experience. Why? Why do we insist on inflicting ourselves with massive amounts of work after being reminded time after time that it'll be easier to do it sooner? I have a theory that seems to prove itself time and time again.
     My theory is that people... are stupid. It's true and if you think about it, you know it's true. I of course, include myself with this blanket statement, but the one catch to all this is that people are stupid, sometimes. I think I can say with confidence that I have a moderate amount of intelligence, but that's not what being stupid is about. It's when you're looking for the remote and it's in your hand. When I can't find my phone and end up texting someone that fact... on my phone. Everyone has moments of stupidity in their lives when, no matter what they do, they can't do it a smart way.
     Of course this brings me back to my point. How would it be if in these periods of stupidity we, instead of giving in to the urge to do nothing or wait for a time when we're feeling up to it, we do something to jog our brains back into working gear. Look up something we didn't know on wikipedia, cook a new recipe, or write down exactly what's on our minds (cough). This I think, will get us out of the "devil's workshop" of idleness and into something we can reflect on and be proud of. I think we should make a sign to stick on the fridge, at the computer desk, or above the bed that says: "Feeling stupid? You know what to do"
     To all of you, keep your hands busy, and have a nice day.