Defeating Delay: Dr. Tim Pychyl On Solving The Procrastination Puzzle

Описание: Defeating Delay: Dr. Tim Pychyl On Solving The Procrastination Puzzle

Larry Weeks and Dr. Tim Pychyl .

Dr. Tim Pychyl is a retired psychology professor whose research focused on understanding why we can become our own worst enemy through procrastination. In addition to journal publications and co-edited scholarly books, including Procrastination, Health & Well-Being and Counseling the Procrastinator in Academic Settings. Tim wrote the brief and accessible Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change. An award-winning teacher, Tim has shared his passion for learning through his iProcrastinate podcast and blog on Psychology Today. Learn more at procrastination.ca.

In this episode, we delve into a variety of topics, including:

On teaching and the importance of presence
Defining and qualifying procrastination
How procrastination differs from normal delay
Rational and irrational delay
On self-regulation failure
Future self-theory
On the benefit of chunking down
Getting started
Priming the pump and the five-minute rule
Recognizing avoidance when it appears
“What’s the next action?”
Procrastination and depression,
Acceptance and self-compassion
On ego depletion theory and replication
On extended will

To read more and see show notes about this episode, go to https://www.larryweeks.com/podcasts/