Sitzfleisch, the antidote to procrastination

German has some beautiful words. Besides schadenfreude, wanderlust, doppelgänger, weltanschauung, schmetterling and scheiße, arguably its most useful word is sitzfleisch. In short, sitzfleisch (assflesh, assmeat) demands that we take the decision to not half-ass our way through any task.

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