Abstract

I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions; they’re too easily forgotten. I am a fan of continuous improvement—that is, working to improve ourselves every single day. But one thing that stands in the way for me, and I suspect for many of you as well, is procrastination. I can be a champion procrastinator, waiting months to try an unusual reaction that I’ve been thinking about, or weeks to write an important email or make that critical phone call. I’m not pointing fingers, but I will bet that we all have half-written manuscripts hiding in our files or postdoctoral fellowship applications that are sitting unsent or incomplete resumes or cover letters that are waiting to be polished. Fortunately, many tools are out there to help you overcome procrastination. Some folks resort to web apps that lock them out of their favorite time-wasting websites, like Facebook and Twitter. Others follow the Pomodoro

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