What deadline length is best for avoiding procrastination and completing tasks? (IMAGE)

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What deadline length is best for avoiding procrastination and completing tasks?

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A recent study in Economic Inquiry found that people often respond quickly to no deadline or a one-week deadline, while providing a one‐month deadline appears to give them permission to procrastinate.

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Prof. Servátka

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