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by walterkrankheit 2340 days ago
Is procrastination really the biggest ailment we suffer in today's world? There's an awful lot of concern over it. Although remote working is possibly its biggest contributor when it comes to professional procrastination. I mean, when in an office surrounded by others, sure, you could, but only if everyone else is and that's not likely to be the case.
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> Is procrastination really the biggest ailment we suffer in today's world?

I think about procrastination as part a larger discipline problem. Other parts of the same problem are people's lack of willingness to exercise and eat properly. When framed in a larger sense, I do think it is a big ailment in todays society.

Huh? I’m working in a bigger corporation, and if I just faff around for a day I’m not sure anyone would notice.

Of course I can’t spend it watching cat videos, but reading reddit or HN is very possible (or basically anything that looks workish).