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Time Management for Mortals with Oliver Burkeman

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

CHAPTER

The Hidden Benefits of Procrastination

A lot of the secondary gains for these productivity behaviors are attached to this postponement or deferment of like a reconciling with the nature of mortality. We don't do things that defeat our goals and make us miserable in life because we are crazy, right? But they bring us something most often, I think probably relief from anxiety. And the easiest way to begin to have some freedom from them is to see the role that they're serving in your life.

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