procrastination
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The Psychological Origins Of Procrastination And How To Stop Putting Things Off
1We’ve all had the experience of wanting to get a project done but putting it off for later. Sometimes we wait because we just don’t care enough about the project, but other times we care a lot — and still end up doing something else. I, for one, end up cleaning my house when I…
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Raymond Chandler’s Productivity Secret: Work, Or Just Get Bored
It’s always fascinating to read how successful people get things done. Celebrated author Raymond Chandler battled with motivational issues like everyone else. But then he set himself two clear choices: write, or do nothing else.
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Confront Your Own Omission Bias To Beat Procrastination
Procrastination usually causes problems, but we have a hard time confronting them. Our future self has a much better sense of why things go wrong. That’s partly because the you in the present ignores the consequences of procrastinating.
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To Boost Happiness, Stack The Pain
Before I became an entrepreneur, I went to business school. While studying for my MBA, there was one lesson that I learned which has proved to be useful over and over again in my life. Essentially, doing your least favourite tasks first and front-loading the ‘pain’ can make you happier in the long run.