Interesting piece on a new study on a subject almost everyone is familiar with...procrastination. Interesting take-away for me were that technology, instead of being the savior of productivity, is apparently the culprit causing chronic procrastination. Most procrastination is caused by temptation. Temptations that are more pervasive and accessible because of technology (tv, videos online, the internet, cell phone, iPods, etc.)
The other take-away was that people incur more credit card debt when doing last-minute Christmas shopping, due to procrastination. Sort of an obvious observation, but worth noting the added economic impact of procrastinating.
Best quote:
"That stupid game Minesweeper— that probably has cost billions of dollars for the whole society."
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