From: The New York Times
How to Stop Procrastinating
July 31, 2026
Is there a more postponable task than getting a Real ID driver’s license? I know I have to do it. I’ve made four appointments. And every time, the night before, I’ve canceled — for no other reason than I don’t want to go.
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If you can’t think of any immediate reward for tackling something you’ve been avoiding, create one with “temptation bundling,” said Richard Landers, a professor of industrial-organizational psychology at the University of Minnesota.
This is when you “try to put something that you want to happen alongside something that you need to happen,” Dr. Landers explained.
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