There are lots of people who believe there may be at least some genetic component to procrastination, and even if there isn't, it seems to be the case that procrastination habits are often set relatively early in life (that's certainly the case with me). But I also think that there's lots of evidence that external tools can help quite a bit in getting people to stop procrastinating.
Lack of confidence, sometimes alternating with unrealistic dreams of heroic success, often leads to procrastination, and many studies suggest that pr… - James Surowiecki
Lack of confidence, sometimes alternating with unrealistic dreams of heroic success, often leads to procrastination, and many studies suggest that pr…
- James Surowiecki
Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting. - James Surowiecki
Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting.
Auto repair, piloting, skiing, perhaps even management: these are skills that yield to application, hard work, and native talent. But forecasting an … - James Surowiecki
Auto repair, piloting, skiing, perhaps even management: these are skills that yield to application, hard work, and native talent. But forecasting an …
On the simplest level, telecommuting makes it harder for people to have the kinds of informal interactions that are crucial to the way knowledge move… - James Surowiecki
On the simplest level, telecommuting makes it harder for people to have the kinds of informal interactions that are crucial to the way knowledge move…
Being out of a job can erode people's confidence and their sense of possibility; and employers, often unfairly, tend to take long-term unemployment a… - James Surowiecki
Being out of a job can erode people's confidence and their sense of possibility; and employers, often unfairly, tend to take long-term unemployment a…
A general principle of good taxation is that similar jobs, and similar kinds of compensation, should be taxed the same way: otherwise, the government… - James Surowiecki
A general principle of good taxation is that similar jobs, and similar kinds of compensation, should be taxed the same way: otherwise, the government…
I do think to some extent multitasking is a way of fooling ourselves that we're being exceptionally efficient. - James Surowiecki
I do think to some extent multitasking is a way of fooling ourselves that we're being exceptionally efficient.
The autocracies of the Arab world have been as economically destructive as they've been politically repressive. - James Surowiecki
The autocracies of the Arab world have been as economically destructive as they've been politically repressive.
Disasters redistribute money from taxpayers to construction workers, from insurance companies to homeowners, and even from those who once lived in th… - James Surowiecki
Disasters redistribute money from taxpayers to construction workers, from insurance companies to homeowners, and even from those who once lived in th…
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