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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- Copyright: © 2005 Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D.
Podcasts:
Approach and avoidance goals: What's the difference in terms of procrastination?
Decisional procrastination: An interview with Dr. Joseph Ferrari
New Year's resolutions: Why we may fail to act on these intentions
Perfectionism (Part 2): The perfectionistic procrastinator
Perfectionism (Part 1): An interview with Dr. Gordon Flett
A problem with chronic self-appraisal: Self-regulation failure
The "Un-Schedule" as a strategy for successful time management
Does evaluation threat help or hinder our procrastination? It depends!
Guilt and our strategies to reduce cognitive dissonance for procrastinating
Worry helps me cope: Another problematic metacognitive belief
Quirks of the Brain: Procrastination's Perfect Storm
Old habits die hard: Why do we procrastinate?
Not helpful: Thoughts on irrational thoughts
A procrastinator's story
I'll look after my health later: How procrastination undermines our health