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Tax Day is a horror for many procrastinators.
For many people, a little procrastination isn't harmful - like 15 minutes lost in Facebook or putting off doing the laundry for a few days.
But then there are things like taxes. And all the people who keep meaning to start saving for retirement , but never do. And people with obesity or diabetes who constantly tell themselves, "I'll start eating right tomorrow" - but never do. For some people, p rocrastination creates huge problems at work, at school, and at home.
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SL: Can people really overcome procrastination?
TP: I guess I'm a living case. When I was an undergraduate, I procrastinated a lot. And now that I understand procrastination, I just have no room to wiggle.
Because it's all about self-deception - you aren't aware that it's going to cost you, but you are. When there's no more self-deception and you face yourself, you either shit or get off the pot. You're either going to do it, or you're not going to do it.
I really like my life, and I like to make time for the things that are important to me. [Robert] Pozen, who's written a book on extreme productivity , has the OHIO rule: only handle it once. And I'm like that with email. I look at that email and say, "I can reply to it now, or I can throw it out," but there's not much of a middle ground. I'm not going to save it for a while.
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SL: Can people really overcome procrastination?
TP: I guess I'm a living case. When I was an undergraduate, I procrastinated a lot. And now that I understand procrastination, I just have no room to wiggle.
Because it's all about self-deception - you aren't aware that it's going to cost you, but you are. When there's no more self-deception and you face yourself, you either shit or get off the pot. You're either going to do it, or you're not going to do it.
I really like my life, and I like to make time for the things that are important to me. [Robert] Pozen, who's written a book on extreme productivity , has the OHIO rule: only handle it once. And I'm like that with email. I look at that email and say, "I can reply to it now, or I can throw it out," but there's not much of a middle ground. I'm not going to save it for a while.
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SL: Can people really overcome procrastination?
TP: I guess I'm a living case. When I was an undergraduate, I procrastinated a lot. And now that I understand procrastination, I just have no room to wiggle.
Because it's all about self-deception - you aren't aware that it's going to cost you, but you are. When there's no more self-deception and you face yourself, you either shit or get off the pot. You're either going to do it, or you're not going to do it.
I really like my life, and I like to make time for the things that are important to me. [Robert] Pozen, who's written a book on extreme productivity , has the OHIO rule: only handle it once. And I'm like that with email. I look at that email and say, "I can reply to it now, or I can throw it out," but there's not much of a middle ground. I'm not going to save it for a while.
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