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Could you elaborate why? To me this seems like your typical, not based on actual science, 1 minute to conclude form put together by content marketing in typeform or something similar.

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Post by abrichr » Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 2:14 PM UTC

"Oops. Sorry, we can't seem to find what the problem is."

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by mariedm » Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 2:14 PM UTC

Smooth, went to the end of the quizz and appreciated the suggestions. Now I need to apply the advice :) Makes me want to read the book mentioned.

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Post by trevyn » Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 2:14 PM UTC

0xbxd wrote: post #4

arfo wrote: post #2

Pretty useful app.

Could you elaborate why? To me this seems like your typical, not based on actual science, 1 minute to conclude form put together by content marketing in typeform or something similar.

It is, just leadgen for something called “Boss as a service”.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by 0xbxd » Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 2:15 PM UTC

Ok, so what actual science is this based on? Why should I give out personal stuff like "What are you avoiding right now" if it doesn't have an effect on the outcome when completing this form (because you're probably trying to figure out what people procrastinate most often...)?

Anyways, not sure about this type of application. In general one should avoid medical apps or forms put together by a start up. It typically doesn't involve any science or actual medical advice, and with things that can also be caused by some serious medical issue (procrastination can be caused by depression) I don't really think this is the right way to go.

If you actually did not just pull a content marketing thing, and this is based on actual science, then why not include some sources?

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by Flimm » Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 2:16 PM UTC

This quiz is based on the The Procrastination Equation by Piers Steel, which is perhaps the best book I have read on the topic.

Re: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination

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Post by mariedm » Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 2:17 PM UTC

0xbxd wrote: post #4

arfo wrote: post #2

Pretty useful app.

Could you elaborate why? To me this seems like your typical, not based on actual science, 1 minute to conclude form put together by content marketing in typeform or something similar.

It's based on a book mentioned at the end, "The Procrastination Equation". There is also a link explaining how the equation works.