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Tell procrastination to go else where

It is a fact that about 20% of adults suffer from over-procrastination. Think to yourself. Does it make any sense for you to leave the assignment you have for next week on Friday to that exact day? Does it make sense to spend 3/4 hours per day on TikTok getting absolutely no value and just postponing the pain you'll have by getting that assignment done?

You have to change this and tell procrastination to go else where.

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joaopuerta

I am a portuguese student living in Lisbon. I'm currently taking a Bachelor's in Management at Nova SBE.

People who want to hire workers look at ways of improving efficiency, and what one individual will bring to the table. As so, learning to be efficient is very important.

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