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Escaping Time Traps: How to Streamline Your Life and Make Better Decisions
Written by Mridu Parikh
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In Escaping Time Sinks, an audio course from Scribd Coach, productivity coach and Life Is Organized founder Mridu Parikh offers her take on the subject of procrastination — the patterns of thoughts and beliefs that lead us to put things off, and what we can do about it. In the course, Parikh explores why we procrastinate, how to free yourself from lingering tasks, key habits for stopping procrastination, and more.
Drawing from her many years of experience in the world of productivity, Parikh is a great source for guidance on getting more done and staving off procrastination; professionals, students, and entrepreneurs alike will find crucial advice in this course.
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