As a procrastinator, I have read a lot of articles and posts on time management in the past. Perhaps it is a good idea to put those links together in this single post, just in case I want to read them again in the future:
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Colin Nanka: 3 Reasons Why Multi-Tasking is Dead (related: The ONE Thing)
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Dave Girouard: Speed as a Habit
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Jean Yang: The Structured Procrastination Trap (related: The Art of Procrastination)
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Shankar Vedantam: You 2.0: The Value Of ‘Deep Work’ In An Age Of Distraction
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Siobhan O’Rorke: A beginner’s guide to Getting Things Done
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Carl Richards: Resistance Is Futile. To Change Habits, Try Replacement Instead.
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Sam Altman: Productivity
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Daniel Gross: The Psychology of Dread Tasks
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James Clear: The Akrasia Effect
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Cal Newport: Deep Work
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Kate Matsudaira: How to Get Things Done When You Don’t Feel Like It
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Ben Brostoff: Strategies for long projects
To be continued…
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