Don't even finish the sentence.

I'm Angela Duckworth.

I'm Stephen Dobner.

And you're listening to no stupid questions.

Today on the show, what can you do to make boring tasks less tedious?

I quit. I'm not going to pay taxes this year.

Also, are people overreacting about the risk that COVID presents to kids?

Left, right, center, children everywhere.

How did I get here?

I don't know.

Angela, I realized something about myself recently.

It's fairly troubling.

And I'd like to run it past you to see if you can fix me because you're good at that.

No problem.

I am often in a rush to get things done.

And it's not a good feeling.

It means that whatever I'm doing won't be done as well as it may be ought to be done.

But what I realized is that I only rush through things that bore me.

Like what?

It could be a task like paperwork or a bill paying.

But it's not just really pre-mafasia boring stuff.

It could be a meeting or even a conversation with a loved one or friend that could bore me.

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