First, The Name

Finally -
I found a name for my incredibly irresponsible way of working. Whatever it is, *first* I do nothing. Then I do a little, then nothing again, then slowly, then a bit more Tempo, then very quickly and finally completely frenzied in the end.

The name for this strategy came to me from one of the last Zeit issues... is the same as the Greeks' 2004 Olympic preparation strategy:

It's called

Sirtaki!