# The real reason you procrastinate

- Institution: TED
- Department: WorkLife with Adam Grant
- Speaker: WorkLife with Adam Grant
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_the_real_reason_you_procrastinate)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

You procrastinate because you're lazy, right? Wrong. The truth is more complex -- and far more interesting. Learn how to stop putting off important tasks ... with a little help from master procrastinator Margaret Atwood. (Audio only) Listen to more of WorkLife at TED.com/podcasts

## Lectures

1. [The real reason you procrastinate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/worklife_with_adam_grant_the_real_reason_you_procrastinate/4d5bf785d04f), 37 min (TED's player)