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Time Management and Procrastination

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The aim of this paper is to introduce the time management tools that we can use to combat procrastination. The work is mainly focused on these two characteristics. The purpose is to launch software as a tool to combat procrastination and to point out its effectiveness in organizing time. Organizations that use time management software have a better overview of their activities, so we expect their performance to grow.

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  • Time management
  • Procrastination
  • Scheduling
  • Planning
  • Motivation

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Pinke, L., Pawera, R., Karlík, O. (2022). Time Management and Procrastination. In: Kryvinska, N., Poniszewska-Marańda, A. (eds) Developments in Information & Knowledge Management for Business Applications . Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 377. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77916-0_21

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