{"id":4544,"date":"2010-03-17T09:20:37","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T08:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2010-03-17T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T14:52:00","slug":"jus-lookin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/index.php\/archives\/4544","title":{"rendered":"jus lookin&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/index.php\/archives\/4544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4543\" src=\"http:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/lookers2.jpg\" alt=\"lookers2\" width=\"275\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They say procrastination is the thief of time (i&#8217;ve always loved that phrase) and they are probably right.<!--more--> Most of us always look at the surf when we get to the beach (despite often having spent a fair amount of time checking a variety of webcams beforehand) but i think sometimes you can look too long.<\/p>\n<p>Especially \u00a0if it is small or cold or massive or onshore, too much time looking can just allow that element of doubt to creep in, is it rideable? is it too big a paddle? am i feeling a bit tired? 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