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How to stop procrastinating: writer AJ Jacobs' surprising approach

Mark Frauenfelder
Sep 09, 2025
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Writer AJ Jacobs has come up with a counterintuitive approach to beating procrastination: embracing the discomfort. In the latest edition of his Experimental Living newsletter, AJ describes his mindfulness technique for tackling dreaded tasks:

I force myself to lean into it. I go all mindful and semi-Buddhist on the discomfort, an…

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