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A young man sitting at the desk with a tall stack of books listining to music on his phone looking lost in his music. Everyone’s guilty of procrastinating sometimes—even the ancient Greeks and Romans ...

John Perry’s classic Chronicle essay, “How to Procrastinate and Still Get Things Done,” is as delightful to read in 2024 as it was in its year of publication: 1996 — which, strangely enough, also ...

So if procrastination is so costly, why do so many people regularly do it? Years of research have provided a reasonably comprehensive list of psychological factors that relate to procrastination. But ...

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Procrastination is a near-universal experience that most of us can relate to all too well. Whether it’s putting off a work task, delaying that important phone call, or avoiding the start of a project ...

Wysa researched the psychology behind procrastination, what makes people do it, and how they can work to overcome it. - Canva Wysa researched the psychology behind procrastination, what makes people ...

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