| Front | In reducing procrastination, too much optimism can also be a problem. How can you guard against too much optimism? |
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| Back | Plan for the worst but hope for the best.19 Pay attention to how you procrastinate, make backup plans for failure, and succeed. Extra: Though this is less common. For example, too much optimism about how long a task will take may cause you to put it off until the last minute, which turns out to be too late. Something like Rhonda Byrne's http://lesswrong.com/lw/jg/planning_fallacy/ The Secret may be too optimistic.http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Rhonda-Byrne/dp/1582701709/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0131103628&linkCode=as2&tag=lesswrong-20 |
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