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
Manana? Procrastination in Peru
What we might consider procrastination varies around the world. Take the word mañana for example - that notion that a task belongs to some indefinite time in the future. Do we all think about delay and procrastination the same way? Obviously...
Procrastination across Cultures
Is procrastination the same everywhere? A recent email from a listener (check out her blog at ) provided an example of two cultures (the Britsh and the French) where it seems to differ. I discuss this issue in relation to published research as well as...
Unnecessary illusions and the truth about procrastination
Illusions abound about procrastination. This week, I consider 10 of the most common illusions, explaining why we might think these things, but what research reveals as the "truth" of the matter. This episode of the podcast is a version of a talk that...
Autonomy and procrastination
Existential themes of autonomy, authenticity, agency, freedom, choice and the will are at the center of the discussion in this podcast. In response to listeners' requests, I explain this existential perspective on procrastination with reference to...
A neuropsychological perspective on procrastination
A recent study underscores the importance of executive function in self-regulation and procrastination. In this interview with (Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Brooklyn), we get to...
Self-Regulation in Instant Messaging
My title for the podcast today is taken from a recent study published in the International Journal of e-Collaboration by of the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada). Her focus is on how students use instant messaging for their...
The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way
Here's an interview with psychologist and author, Dr. Guy Winch (). Guy explains how we can learn new strategies to more effectively complain constructively, much like we might learn to provide constuctive criticism to foster more positive outcomes....
Philosophy Talk about Procrastination
This week, I'm sharing an interview I did on Philosophy Talk. As explained on , Philosophy Talk is a weekly, one-hour radio series produced by . The hosts' down-to-earth and no-nonsense approach brings the richness of philosophic thought to everyday...
Escape from freedom (and other existentialist themes related to procrastination)
Agency, freedom, responsibility, choice, bad faith, death, life and love - all of this and more in today's podcast as I reply to a listener's thoughts about the existential aspects of procrastination. In this podcast, I refer to an article in the New...
Time Management: A listener's tool for the "unschedule"
This week, I chat with a listener from England, Jessica Shailes. Based on an earlier podcast about the "unschedule," Jessica developed an Excel spreadsheet to help her plan more effectively. The podcast includes an introductory section reviewing the...