Tim Urban on seeing the bigger picture and beating procrastination

<p>You think you’ve got a procrastination problem? TIm Urban, the man behind the sensationally popular blog <em>Wait But Why </em>reckons he might have you covered. He’s so well-acquainted with procrastination, in fact, that he gave a TED talk on the topic… And finalised it at the last minute. </p><p>However, for a self-proclaimed master procrastinator, Tim sure gets a lot done. And thankfully, among the many, <em>many </em>articles he’s written are some antidotes for the serial procrastinator. </p><p>Tim shares his process for researching and understanding big, complex ideas, and turning them into digestible, entertaining reading.</p><p>Connect with Tim on <a href="https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> or his website, <a href="https://waitbutwhy.com">Wait But Why</a></p><p>***</p><p>My new book Time Wise is out now. You can <a href="https://www.amantha.com/time-wise-book/">grab a copy here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Connect with me on the socials:</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber/?originalSubdomain=au">Linkedin</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/amantha?lang=en">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanthai/?hl=en">Instagram</a> </p><p> </p><p>If you’re looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a fortnightly newsletter that contains three cool things I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at <a href="http://howiwork.co">http://howiwork.co</a></p><p>Visit <a href="https://www.amantha.com/podcast">https://www.amantha.com/podcast</a> for full show notes from all episodes.</p><p>Get in touch at <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;to=amantha@inventium.com.au">amantha@inventium.com.au</a></p><p><br></p><p>CREDITS</p><p>Produced by <a href="https://www.inventium.com.au">Inventium</a></p><p>Host: <a href="https://www.amantha.com">Amantha Imber</a></p><p>Production Suppo