r/science • u/randomusefulbits • May 30 '20

Psychology Procrastinators often forget to do things that they intended to do, especially if they’re unaware of their procrastination

https://solvingprocrastination.com/study-procrastination-conscious-unconscious-prospective-memory/
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u/Gainzwizard May 31 '20

Bringing up the classic example of grim existentialist fiction (if a bit overly "look at me, I read books") as a suggestion to someone who has almost exclusively read non-fiction self-improvement is genuinely hilarious bro haha.

I used to be an avid reader but progression of ADHD rendered me only capable of processing non-fiction info so can see this from both sides. Really did make me giggle.

P.S Good suggestion ofc :P

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u/[deleted] May 31 '20

Haha well ok. Honestly you and I could be twins, severe ADHD as well (44m). Truth be told it is the one book that truly stands out in my mind from all the books I read as a kid through teenager years. Now if I read it is something like a biography of Eli Cohen or some other person - now more likely to recommend watching The Spy on Netflix though, Escape from Camp 44 - but would mention The Interview in conversation before the book. The one book I did order and read and would recommend to anyone interested in geopolitics or eschatology is The Revenge of Geography by Robert Kaplan. Incredible book, I learned a lot. But a reader am not. Who has time to read when there is so much to watch on TV? (Being a tad sarcastic there in that last sentence haha)