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09 October 2010
Later What does procrastination tell us about ourselves?
Thanks, I really enjoyed this article. This part made me chuckle ... I went for a hike by myself earlier today and was having an internal debate so I can really relate to the idea:
" ... think of ourselves not as unified selves but as different beings, jostling, contending, and bargaining for control. Ian McEwan evokes this state in his recent novel “Solar”: “At moments of important decision-making, the mind could be considered as a parliament, a debating chamber. Different factions contended, short- and long-term interests were entrenched in mutual loathing. Not only were motions tabled and opposed, certain proposals were aired in order to mask others. Sessions could be devious as well as stormy.” ..."
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