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Podcast: Plain English with Derek Thompson
Episode: The Science of Procrastination—and How to Really Get Stuff Done
Description: Today’s episode is the first in a new miniseries about getting stuff done. This episode in particular is about NOT getting stuff done.I consider myself an exceptional procrastinator. There are many times when I sit down at my computer to accomplish one task—say, answer my email; write five paragraphs—where I’ll immediately get swept into a text conversation, which will lead to some snooping around ESPN, which will remind me I should check The Atlantic homepage, where I’ll open three articles in separate tabs, and those articles will birth even more tabs, but they’r...