Procrastination

Peter Economy summarizes summarizes Tim Urban's TED Talk on procrastination.

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Procrastination

Jeff Haden suggests how biology reinforces procrastination , and what can be done to overcome these natural tendencies.

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Avoiding Procrastination

Joli Jensen suggests a plan for avoiding being overwhelmed by multiple projects. She suggests identifying a priority project and working on it in short bursts at the time of day when your mind typically is most focused. Use time when you are less "sharp" to work on less creative tasks.

Jensen offers advice as to which projects to work on:

1. Accomplish something -- grab "low hanging fruit."
2. Finish a fun project.
3. Drop any "toxic" projects.

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Opinions on Early Rising and Productivity

Hilary Potkewitz interviews white collar workers who rise before five to organize their life . She quotes Russ Perry, who says that the period from four to six o'clock is “the most planned, most organized and most scheduled part of my day. It’s a crapshoot from there.”

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Chronically Late

Laura Clarke suggests that creative people have a poor sense of time leading to chromic lateness. Procrastination can cause lateness as well, and it is often due to fear.

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Procrastination

Michael Berube reflects on a graduate assignment which became a millstone as he strove to complete it. Serious concerns (becoming a father) motivated him to finish the paper, which had ballooned from the expected twelve pages to fifty.

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Procrastination

Allison M. Vaillancourt suggests "Why We Can't Finish Things."

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