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Overcoming procrastination with ReMind

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Matthias Laschke,

Marc Hassenzahl,

Marion DigelAuthors Info & Claims

DPPI '13: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces

September 2013

Pages 77 - 85

https://doi.org/10.1145/2513506.2513515

Published: 03 September 2013 Publication History

Abstract

"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!" is easier said than done. Actually doing something we intend to do is often hampered by procrastination. This paper presents ReMind, a calendar/to-do-list-like object to overcome procrastination. An empirical case study of a functional prototype using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) showed that ReMind instilled reflection about procrastination and behavioral change in everyday life.

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