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# procrastination

All time
# do it now
6 apps you need if you're the ultimate procrastinator
“FIVE MORE MINUTES, MA!”
Voices
Tips on getting over procrastination (and some good news about your brain)
There’s never been a better or more urgent time to start doing the things you want to do, writes Shaa Wasmund.
# Distraction
JK Rowling procrastinates just as much as us so everything is OK
Good to know.
# Quiz
Are You Procrastinating Right Now?
Come on, it’ll only take a minute.
# procrastination
8 student Snapchats that perfectly capture exam stress
Everyday I’m procrastinatin’.
# TechGuide
Getting too distracted by the web while working? Here's how you can take control
Having the web at your fingertips can be the best/worst thing in your life, but you can take control of it.
# procrastination
The Internet is stopping the next great novel from being written
Lots of writers in a survey said they have used funny animal views to help them get through a creative block…
# sponsored by energia
6 things you should really stop putting off
After you read this article, of course.
# get it done
These 17 web tools will improve your productivity
Avoid distractions and procrastination when you really need to just get down to it.
# blue waffle
6 things we would never know without the internet
Are we trolling you right now?
# me irl
13 pictures that perfectly sum up your life
You are not alone.
# werk it
6 web distractions to pass the time if you're stuck in work
We feel for you, we really do.
# career skills
9 office anti-productivity techniques you should have mastered
Read this. Come on, it’s better than working.
# what a chore
How many of these household jobs are you putting off right now?
If you’re not procrastinating in relation to at least one of these tasks you are a superhuman.
Voices
Column: How to bust time management myths forever
Life is busy and sometimes it is difficult to fit everything in – but making up excuses to yourself won’t get you anywhere, writes Ciara Conlon.
Voices
Extract: If we want to get more done, we need to start a war with our televisions
Watching television eats up your valuable time when you could be doing so much more with your life. It’s time to wrestle control back from that box in the corner of the living room, writes Ruth Field.
# procrastination station
9 things you always leave until the last minute
Ah leave it another ten minutes, it’ll be grand.
# colour coded timetable
7 things you'll DEFINITELY do instead of revising for exams
It’s exam season, people.
# procrastination
Rory McIlroy set to 'reconsider' Olympics position
The golfer said the reaction to his suggestion that he feels “more British than Irish” left him with much to contemplate.
Voices
Column: Stop putting things off: 7 tips to avoid procrastination
If you bought birthday presents well in advance and made phone calls when they needed to be made, life could be a lot different, writes Ciara Conlon.
# Ig Nobel Prize
Wasabi, yawning, and needing to pee: the winners of the 2011 Ig Nobel prizes
The alternative annual prizes – honouring science that makes us laugh and think – are as off-the-wall as ever.
# procrastination
More trouble for Wenger as Van Persie refuses contract talks
The Arsenal manager has compared his prized asset to Leo Messi, while the Dutchman has claimed he is too busy to enter into negotiations on a new deal at present.