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Procrastination: The thief of time
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12-15-2007 6:21 AM
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life
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deadlines
wildcat
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"I love deadlines, I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
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12-15-2007
11:37 AM
BartendingBear
Guilty as alleged.
12-16-2007
2:03 AM
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Procrastination -- the serious kind as discussed in this article -- is no joke. It can have a tremendous negative impact on your well-being, overall success, and even health. I know this from long and miserable experience.
The article is behind a paywall but what appears to be the whole thing is reproduced here:
http://www.dohiyimir.org/2007/12/man-i-really-sh.html
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