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A Deeper Look at Procrastination: Which Type Are you?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Arousal, Srini Pillay, Being in the Moment, Immersion, Srinivasan Pillay, Procrastination, Indecision, Avoidance, Psychology, Action, The Balanced Life, Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

Is all procrastination the same and does it always serve the same goal? How does your personality fit with your own personal art of procrastination?

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Postcards from the Fun-Employed

Paula Froelich | Posted 10.07.2009 | Books

Read More: Unemployment, Writing, Authors, Books, Procrastination, Author, Fun-Employment, Books News
Paula Froelich

I always dreamed of being a full-time novelist -- hell, who didn't? I mean, heck, you get to work from home, wear sweat pants, not have to blow out your frizzy hair or shave your legs.

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Speed as an Antidote to Writer's Block

Hillary Rettig | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Procrastination, Hillary Rettig, Time Management, Perfectionism, Writer's Block, Living News
Hillary Rettig

Productive people write without much distraction. They don't, for instance, stop to check their emails or text messages every few words or paragraphs

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How Time Literate Are You? Take This Quick Quiz

Karen Leland | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Procrastination, Quiz, Time, Time Management, Featured Contributor, Living News
Karen Leland

In 1956, George Miller wrote a paper entitled, "The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two." He had discovered that people can only focus on five to ...

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A Writer's Morning

Erica Abeel | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Cyberspace, Procrastination, Lifestyle Satire, Writers, Equinox, Humor, New York, Living News
Erica Abeel

The biggest obstacle to the writer's productivity, though, is the gaping maw of cyberspace. Each post a gateway drug to the next.

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Susan Boyle's Breakdown: Isn't she a bit like you and me?

Stanton Peele | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Simon Cowell, Depression, Nowhere Man, John Lennon, Susan Boyle, Britain's Got Talent, Procrastination, Piers Morgan, Living News
Stanton Peele

Susan Boyle's breakdown in the aftermath of "Britain's Got Talent" illustrates two perplexing areas of human behavior: depression and procrastination. Why do people get stuck in unhappy life spaces?

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Why Procrastination Might Be Good For You

Russell Bishop | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Getting Things Done, Featured Contributor, Russell Bishop, Huffington Post, Procrastination, Productivity, Living, Living News
Russell Bishop

Very little of what gets done matters in terms of producing something meaningful, productive, or in alignment with critical goals.

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When Distraction is Good

Linda Stone | Posted 07.18.2008 | Living

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Linda Stone

Receptive distractions -- like walking outside for a few minutes -- are any sort of distractions that create mental space, fill me with new energy, and inspire me to be open to the moment.

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Links to Other Diversions and Conversation-Starters

Jack Donaldson | Posted 05.28.2008 | Living

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Jack Donaldson

The Internet is a pretty vast place, so I compiled a cheat sheet of links for the week: a veritable potpourri of diverting videos, articles, commercials, and music.

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And The Biggest Procrastinators Are...

David Allen | Posted 05.20.2008 | Living

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David Allen

...usually the most sophisticated, sensitive, creative and intelligent people. Nailed you, did I? Well, I assume you're in the sophisticated, creati...

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How Boring Jobs Make Us Dumber (And How To Stop That From Happening)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Bored at Work, Productivity, Procrastination, Living News

Are you bored at work right now? Perhaps the reason you're reading this is because you're bored at work right now. And if that's the case, there's go...

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