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In the Zone

Picture this: You’re engaged in an activity, whether that’s writing computer code or painting a landscape, and you get so absorbed you completely lose track of time. Does this sound familiar? If you’re nodding yes, then you’ve likely experienced what psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi calls a flow state. Flow, says Csíkszentmihályi, is the optimal creative state. We […]

Procrastination Due to Overrating Short Term Benefits

Do you ever put off a task you hate, like doing your taxes? Of course you do. Here’s why. Humans aren’t great at comparing short-term and long-term benefits. Psychiatrist George Ainslie found that, when offered a choice between $50 now and $100 in the future, most people chose the $50 up front. But he also […]

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