Why Procrastinators Procrastinate

Three articles on probably the most famous delay on the Internet, Tim Urban's procrastination - why procrastination is postponing, procrastination, procrastination, and his recent Ted Talk - It is illustrative. Sharp fashion alternatingly lively. I know a bit about how to overcome the procrastination angle, but I think that this series is the most true explanation of the delay there. Jame's Clear's delay: The scientific guide on how to stop procrastination focuses on the practical way of procrastination, so it complements the above article. He has made some good suggestions on effective delay prevention strategies such as Temptation Bundling, Ivy Lee Method, Commitment Devices. If you simply want to participate in your delay, that is a good thing.

I do not investigate all the interesting psychology and theory behind the delay. Tim Urban did an amazing job, why his articles delay delays, how to defeat the delays, and delay the matrix. If you are looking for an interesting bird's point of view of art and science you are not doing, you should read them. Distraction is ready when you start the task. You do not have to escape from distraction, you do not have to fight for it. Neither is interesting and in fact is useless. To distract is a fact in life, needless to say that in our era of almighty push notifications, our productivity machine and the machine that diverts our attention are the same now. What you have to do is to keep track of the number of distractions