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Procrastination is not a time management problem, it is an emotion

by Aditya Shukla cognitiontoday.com published 2019-05-04

We procrastinate because of poor emotion regulation. Instead of addressing the anxiety associated with completing the task and then doing it, we engage in pleasurable tasks to delay the anxiety. This piles up when motivation kicks in and conflicts us. Here are scientific solutions to overcome procrastination.

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