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In the Shadow of Impending Urgency: Procrastination and the Adrenaline Response Cycle

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Are You Productive or Constructive?

When our focus is narrowed on an urgent, upcoming thing, we tend to also narrow our definition of what it means to be successful. We're struggling to engage to be productive when our days are less than we want them to be. If I can't do output, can I do something that might help put something back in the tank? Maybe it's still binge watching Netflix. But with some subtle differences. Number one, picking a show I actually like and want to watch. And number two and more importantly, giving myself permission to take that downtime,. accepting where he's at, and being okay with it.

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