iProcrastinate Podcast
Summary: 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. Drawing on the research literature, topics include: self-handicapping, anxiety, self-regulation, perfectionism, will power, coping styles, effects on health and well-being, impulsivity, temporal discounting, motivation and even purpose in life. Of course, Dr. Pychyl doesn’t leave his listeners with the problem itself. Once these key factors have been established, he turns his attention to techniques that facilitate self change, habit-breaking implementation intentions, as well as strategies that help each of us to “carpe diem!� The emphasis is on self-understanding, practical advice and tools for change. We guarantee that you will find this an engaging series of podcasts that will provide you with tactics to increase personal productivity and well-being.
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- Artist: Procrastination Research Group
- Copyright: © 2005 Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D.
Podcasts:
Fearless Job Hunting: Powerful Psychological Strategies for Getting the Job you Want
Still Procrastinating? - An Interview with Dr. Joseph Ferrari about his upcoming book
Task Characteristics, Motivation and Self-Control
The Procrastinator's Guide to Getting Things Done
"End Procrastination Now" - a new book by Dr. Bill Knaus
Why we procrastinate: An overview for Professional Organizers (and the chronically disorganized)
Paralyzed by Procrastination
Re-Post of the January 9th interview with Dr. Bill Knaus
Perfectionism, Evaluation Anxiety and Fear of Failure: End procrastination now with Dr. Bill Knaus
Strengthening goal intentions
Anxiety and procrastination: An interview with Dr. Bill Knaus
Using time urgency to motivate action: Planning and procrastination
Implementation Intentions as a solution to 4 problems in our goal pursuit
Avoiding what might have been: An interview with Dr. Fuschia Sirois
Listener feedback episode: Comments about the weekly podcast schedule (and other things)