Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The science behind procrastination.

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REFERENCES:
researchgate.net/profile/Kate_Eskine/publication/49641657_Academic_procrastination_in_college_students_the_role_of_self-reported_executive_function/links/5413057e0cf2bb7347db1857.pdf
researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Ferrari3/publication/222701514_Procrastination_as_a_Self-Handicap_for_Men_and_Women_A_Task-Avoidance_Strategy_in_a_Laboratory_Setting/links/54b6ef350cf2bd04be338060.pdf
psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2013/april-13/why-wait-the-science-behind-procrastination.html
http://204.14.132.173/pubs/journals/releases/psp80153.pdf
https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/230062/original/procrastinating.pdf