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#35 - Why do you treat your future self like a stranger? (The science of procrastination)

#35 - Why do you treat your future self like a stranger? (The science of procrastination)

Update: 2025-12-01
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Why is it so difficult to go to bed early, even when we know full well that we'll regret it the next morning?


In this episode, Alice and Marc debunk the myth of laziness. Find out why your brain neurologically treats your “future self” as a complete stranger (literally as if it were Matt Damon) and how “Revenge Procrastination” becomes an act of emotional rebellion.


Forget iron discipline: learn why procrastination is an empathy bug and how to reconcile yourself with the stranger you will become tomorrow.

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#35 - Why do you treat your future self like a stranger? (The science of procrastination)

#35 - Why do you treat your future self like a stranger? (The science of procrastination)

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