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Why do we procrastinate so much?

As autumn approaches people finish off vital DIY, get ready to start a new job or prepare for school. At least, they would do if they weren't in the grip of procrastination, writes Rowan Pelling.

As the clock ticks steadily towards September 300,000 embryonic undergraduates across the UK are struggling to remember how it feels to compose an essay - or, more likely, how it feels NOT to write that thesis or dissertation.

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