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Jun 2025
12m 3s

5 Reasons You Keep Procrastinating

Scott Lynch
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We all do it. That task you’ve been avoiding? Still there. That thing you told yourself you’d start tomorrow? Welcome to tomorrow. We like to think procrastination is just laziness, but it’s usually something deeper. A hidden fear, a mental block, or maybe just a really well-organized form of avoidance. In this episode, I unpack five surprising reasons you k ... Show More
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