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S2E22: Fending off procrastination: How to get started

We put off work because work, for some reason, puts us off.

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Procrastination: The frustratingly human tendency to postpone work we can and should get started on earlier.

It may seem tempting to berate ourselves for being lazy, unmotivated or disorganised. Instead, procrastination is actually our brains trying to shield us from uncomfortable feelings, putting a hidden toll on ourselves.

In this episode, host and ST correspondent Tay Hong Yi hosts an expert on the…

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