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Need to boost your creativity? Just procrastinate

A woman walks through shadows cast by columns at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich east London June 10, 2014.

The most effective way to tackle a new creative assignment is to put it off for a while, according to a psychologist. Image: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Anne Quito
Design Reporter, Quartz
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