The Mechanics of Preventing Procrastination
A new study finds that thinking about far-off events in terms of days, rather than years, makes people get started sooner.
Procrastination is, in essence, stealing from yourself. The reason goals are so hard to reach, many psychologists think, is because each person believes they are really two people: Present Me and Future Me. And to most people, Future Me is less important than Present Me. Present Me is the CEO of Me Corp, while Future Me is a lowly clerk.
