Procrastination: Eh, I'll Think Of A Better Title Later

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08 August 2022

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Wasting time can perhaps be a useful tool, so we suggest using the Mere Mortals as your procrastination destination.

In Episode #322 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the definition of the word, why cavemen could have saved calories by being lazy, whether it is possible to procrastinate without self-consciousness, a cool graph by the writer of Atomic Habits, why procrastination might actually have some benefits, personal ways (and for how long) we avoid priority tasks and how our tactics for deal with procrastination differ greatly.

A big thanks to Dave Jones, Petar the Pure, Liam F and Mr Joey Broad Shoulders for the support this week. A handsome bunch to say the least!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - What is a Musings?
(0:53) - Ugggghhh .... why did Juan bring this topic up?
(1:22) - Definition time
(4:25) - Akrasi & evolutionary procrastination
(10:06) - Do animals procrastinate?
(13:39) - James Clear: Procrastination vs Time
(16:02) - Using procrastination to do even more important work
(21:14) - Negative motivation to stop procrastination
(24:13) - Chat comments
(25:19) - Boostagram Lounge
(32:34) - Why V4V is important
(34:07) - Procrastinating is a good indicator that change is needed
(38:25) - How much and how we waste time
(44:56) - New phone, less procrastinating
(46:58) - Time Boxing: Where we differ radically
(52:45) - Missing Boostagrams: Please let us know about it
(55:35) - V4V is still in Beta

Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':
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