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Deadlines Amplify Procrastination

Deadlines Amplify Procrastination

Update: 2019-12-03

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We all know procrastination is bad, but we do it anyway. Procrastination is the symptom of a deeper issue, it's the avoidance of anxiety. Deadlines create anxiety and we react to anxiety by procrastinating. In order to stop procrastinating, we need treat address the cause and not the symptom.

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Artwork by Knut J Håland

Music by Chris Haugen

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Deadlines Amplify Procrastination

Deadlines Amplify Procrastination

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