Dr. Timothy A. Pychyl, associate professor of psychology and director of the Procrastination Research Group (Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada), provides a series of short talks, interviews and question/answer podcasts that explain why we procrastinate and what we can do about it. An award winning educator, Dr. Pychyl challenges his listeners to explore their daily choices to act or postpone acting on their intentions. Do we head to the gym as intended, or slouch back on the couch thinking "I'll feel more like a workout tomorrow"? Do we tackle the task now, or do we avoid it arguing to ourselves that "I work better under pressure"? From losing 10 pounds to changing personal habits, Pychyl, a personality psychologist, focuses on the breakdown of intentional action - a problem commonly called procrastination. This series expands on three main themes: 1) irrational delay that sabotages personal productivity, 2) personality attributes that contribute to self-defeating behaviours, and 3) situational factors that undermine our ability to take or sustain action...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 20 hours 30 minutes
Key strategies to procrastinate less
Looking for an overview of how to stop procrastinating? Got an hour? In this podcast, Dr. Pychyl walks through the major factors related to our procrastination as well as strategies to overcome issues such as lack of commitment, defeatist attitude,...
The Willpower Instinct
An interview with award-winning professor and best-selling author . In this interview, Dr. McGonigal explains her teaching and writing about willpower, with a particular focus on her latest book, . What a joy it was to interview Kelly. She is...
Fear, competence & autonomy in the prediction of procrastination
An interview with Mohsen Haghbin () about his most recent publication relating fear of failure and procrastination. I had interviewed Mohsen in 2010 when he helped Adam McCaffrey finish the study, but I wanted to do this again with the published...
Backsliding and Weakness of Will
An interview with , the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University, and author of I've been looking forward to this interview for quite awhile, as I have read most of Al's books up to this point (he has 7...
The Art & Science of Personal Productivity
An interview with Max Leibman author of . Max helps us consider what we really know about the science of time management and how to be more productive. If you want to learn more about procrastination, visit or . I close the podcast...
Changepower!
ChangePower! - 37 Secrets to Habit Change Success - that's the title to , and in this podcast I interview Meg to learn how we can develop changepower. This is a great conversation about habits and habit change. We all have lots to learn from Meg. You...
Computers and Procrastination: The Peril and the Promise
"There seems to be something about computer technology and Internet connectivity that distracts us, that tempts us towards procrastination." This is the opening line of a paper co-authored by my guest today, Nick Breems. Nick is an assistant professor...
Procrastination, thinking & aging
discusses his latest research projects - each is fascinating. Bill is a researcher, clinical psychologist and university administrator. He has been doing research on procrastination for over 25 years, and he has lots to offer in this podcast. We...
Turn it "bright side up!"
Bright Side Up is the title of a new book by . In this podcast, I interview Amy who explains that you don't need to reinvent your whole life to be happier - you just need to turn it "bright side up!" Our conversation focuses on the why and what of her...
Getting started in 2012
Procrastinating? Me too. Today, I talk about the "art of living" and how we're like all other people, some other people and no other person. I do this by reading and responding to listeners' emails. Lots of ground covered as we think about the doings,...