Overthinking the Perfect Solution: The Procrastinator's Best Friend

When you're a master of the art of doing nothing, why bother with a simple solution when you can overthink it?

Technique 1: The Infinite Loop

Stare at your computer screen for hours, convinced that the answer is just around the corner.

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Technique 2: The Wikipedia Wormhole

Click on a Wikipedia link, and before you know it, you've been reading about obscure topics for 3 hours.

Get sucked into the wormhole

Technique 3: The 'Just Five More Minutes' Technique

Set a timer for 5 minutes, and when it goes off, tell yourself you'll just take one more look.

Try this technique for yourself