How To Procrastinate Effectively

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Taking a break to do simple or "mindless" tasks can have a positive impact on your creativity, productivity and decision making. So if you're going to procrastinate or waste time, here's how to do it properly.

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Further reading 📓
Isaac Asimov, How do people get new ideas? technologyreview.com/s/531911/isaac-asimov-asks…

Workplace Internet Leisure Browsing: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08959285.2013.7…

Freedom to surf: the positive effects of workplace Internet leisure browsing: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-005X…

Inspired by distraction: labs.psych.ucsb.edu/schooler/jonathan/sites/lab…