78. Why Do We Put Things Off Until the Very Last Minute?
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What the hell are you doing here? I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Stephen Dubner. And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, what does your level of punctuality say about you?
It's an early arriving arms race. Also, what does your name say about your personal history? Smiths might have meant you came from a family of blacksmiths. I'm married to a Duckworth? Is that like
Duck farmers? Angela, a listener named Kaelin has written with a question, and I cannot wait to see how you answer this question. I cannot wait to see what Kaelin's question was. It feels like a very angy question in that it seems like a problem you would not have. Okay.
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