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The way to cure your procrastination problem

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CHAPTER

How to Avoid Procrastination

Gabrielle Otingen and her co-authors consistently find that when people fantasize they replace doing to these fantasies. When you ask people to imagine themselves getting their job they are not sending more job applications, a study has found. Don't spend your time daydreaming about what you'll achieve rather than actually working on the thing it actually makes you less likely to achieve your goals. There is no silver bullet to cure procrastination but following iLx scientifically backed points will help you out.

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