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150 – The Procrastination Equation

The Bayesian Conspiracy

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The Importance of Expectancy

Expectancy is I don't think I'll be able to do it, so why bother you? The other one is impulsiveness. Keep getting distracted by more urgent or interesting things like who first said the King's English is good enough for Jesus,. Distractability does have an impact on our decisions as its temporal distance from us increases. We're less motivated by delayed rewards than immediate rewards.

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