Joe Dator: The Art of Procrastination

Joe Dator'sNew Yorker cartoon from the issue of January 6, 2020 describes a dilemma familiar to those who work at home, and perhaps to everyone else too. The original art was sold on eBay January 9 for a reasonable But It Now price of $750. Prior to publication, shading must have been added digitally.

"I don't understand it—no matter how much I drink coffee, play on my phone, refresh my email, look up things online, go to the kitchen for snacks, message my friends,  scroll Twitter, and play with the cats, I still can't get any writing done." Joe Dator Original art The New Yorker, January 6, 2020, p. 39

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Joe Dator eBay listing ended January 9, 2022 https://www.ebay.com/itm/284598994308?hash=item42436c0584%3Ag%3AM0cAAOSwiz9h2IGH&nma=true&si=64J6TuENCQvl%252FEQuIbsoMEcDQlw%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Joe Dator eBay item description

Ski spot by Filip Fröhlich and cartoon by Joe Dator https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/2020-01-06/flipbook/38/

Note:  I've learned my lesson and did not use Joe Dator's title, Procrastinating Writer, for the title of my post.

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