sleep "Revenge bedtime procrastination" is your brain's way of screaming for help (video) Popkin

art Handmade kaleidoscopes that open tiny portals into dreamlike mini universes Popkin

books A.J. Jacobs beat a weeks-long writing block with a two-minute timer Ellsworth Toohey

How to stop procrastinating: writer AJ Jacobs' surprising approach Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Office drama? Not when your software lasts forever Boing Boing's Shop

wisdom 1750 advice on how to attain success, from the 4th Earl of Chesterfield Mark Frauenfelder

law Florida woman poured Mountain Dew over herself to erase evidence after arrest. It didn't work. Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This $300 Apple MacBook Air is perfect for your back to school needs Boing Boing's Shop

tips Why we procrastinate and what we can do about it (TED Ed video) Mark Frauenfelder

websites Defunct blogging platforms. Rob Beschizza

Games Literary Hub has an 90s style "Mathblaster" game based on Emily Dickinson Devin Nealy

Science Watch the death of a single-celled organism Devin Nealy

MacGuffins Explore the science fiction dictionary and discover thousands of rad inventions and concepts Popkin

life hacks How to stop procrastinating by making any kind of work interesting Mark Frauenfelder

writing Cory Doctorow describes his writing process Mark Frauenfelder

tips How to stop procrastinating using behavior model by Stanford's B.J. Fogg Mark Frauenfelder

getting things done "Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem, not a time management problem," says psychologist Mark Frauenfelder

decisions Make tough decisions easier with a decision matrix R.E. Stearn

procrastination Why writers procrastinate Rob Beschizza

yanss How the illusion of control leads you to perpetually wait for your life to begin David McRaney