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Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED

TED · 62.2M views · 2016-04-06 · 14:04

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Tim Urban's TED talk on why people procrastinate, covering YouTube binges and Wikipedia rabbit holes. It ends with the life-calendar idea as a nudge to act before time runs out.

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Recommended as a funny, empathetic take on procrastination and the origin of the life calendar concept.

Recommended by 5 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2016–2023

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akhayam · 2023-05 · Strong recommendation

Nicely written. Before taxonomies and remediation, I would watch Tim Urban's absolutely legendary TedX talk that humanizes procrastination--despite all its ills--and how to empathize with procrastinators (inside and around you): [VIDEO]

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awb · 2022-01 · Recommendation

In the same vein, here’s a fun illustrated guide to procrastination (and fixing it) by Tim Urban: [LINK] And accompanying TED Talk: [VIDEO]

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awb · 2022-01 · Recommendation

For those that aren’t resonating with this take on productivity (and procrastination), check out Tim Urban. Illustrated guide: [LINK] And accompanying TED Talk: [VIDEO]

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