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Can Procrastination Be A Good Thing?
Season 2 Episode 2 | 4m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
New research suggests that some people need to procrastinate in order to get things done.
It seems like we’re always being told that procrastination is bad. Taking a closer look at why people procrastinate, though, it’s more complicated than it might seem. While some psychologists argue that it is a bad behavior that needs to be addressed, others are less convinced. There’s new research that suggests that some people need to procrastinate in order to get things done.
![Above The Noise](https://image.pbs.org/contentchannels/qSOt2zP-white-logo-41-EtFkm6Y.png?format=webp&resize=200x)
Can Procrastination Be A Good Thing?
Season 2 Episode 2 | 4m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
It seems like we’re always being told that procrastination is bad. Taking a closer look at why people procrastinate, though, it’s more complicated than it might seem. While some psychologists argue that it is a bad behavior that needs to be addressed, others are less convinced. There’s new research that suggests that some people need to procrastinate in order to get things done.
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