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Want to avoid procrastination? Don't set deadlines

Scrabble pieces that say "you said tomorrow yesterday", depicting procrastination.

Long deadlines lead to the most procrastination, say researchers. Image: Brett Jordan/Unsplash

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The study found responses to the survey were lowest for the one-month deadline, and highest when no deadline was specified.
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