Tim Urban
Writer and illustrator of the long-form blog Wait But Why.
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- Tim Urban is an American author and blogger.
- He co-founded Wait But Why with Andrew Finn in 2013 and writes and illustrates it.
- His 2016 TED talk on procrastination is one of the most viewed TED talks.
- He wrote What's Our Problem? (2023).
Key facts
- Wait But Why
- Co-founded with Andrew Finn in 2013; writer and illustrator1
- TED talk
- Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator (2016), 75 million views as of 20251
- Books
- The Story of Us (2022); What's Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies (2023)1
- Education
- Harvard University, 20041
- Other company
- Co-founded ArborBridge, an education company, in 20111
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