iProcrastinate Podcast

Why we procrastinate and what we can do about it.

Academic Procrastination: A Graduate Student's Story 12/19/2018

Academic Procrastination: A Graduate Student's Story A grad student reflects on his thesis procrastination and how he overcame it. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/7980716

ADHD , Executive Functions & Procrastination: An interesting new study 06/20/2018

ADHD , Executive Functions & Procrastination: An interesting new study An interview with Scott Taylor who completed his undergraduate honours thesis at . Scott studied the relations between ADHD, Executive Function and procrastination. His research is the most recent and the most rigorous study in the area. Scott explains his research and the findings, but perhaps more importantly he reflects on personal experiences that may help listeners think through the challenges of ADHD and the potential for change. In this episode, I referenced the work of Russell Barkley and his book, "" To learn more about procrastination and our research, see The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/6726390

Ending the Procrastination Habit 11/08/2017

Ending the Procrastination Habit An interview with a first-year college student who went from procrastinator in high school to a productive, A+ student in college. Listen to how this happened. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/5922072

Perfectionistic Concerns, Perfectionistic Strivings: There's an important difference 03/31/2017

Perfectionistic Concerns, Perfectionistic Strivings: There's an important difference An interview with (University of Sheffield) about her recently published meta-analysis relating perfectionism to procrastination. Fuschia sets the record straight by summarizing the research literature which shows how perfectionism relates to procrastination. Reference Sirois, F.M., Molnar, D.S., & Hirsch, J.K. (2017). A meta-analytic and conceptual update on the associations between procrastination and multidimensional perfectionism. European Journal of Personality DOI: 10.1002/per.2098 If you're interested in this topic, you may want to listen to two previous podcasts with (York University) on perfectionism and procrastination ( & ). To learn more about procrastination and our research, see The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/5223812

Waiting for the Right Place and Right Time 02/01/2017

Waiting for the Right Place and Right Time An interview with Shane Littrell of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga about his procrastination research. Shane helps us understand the complex interplay of person and situation that influence our procrastination. To learn more, see The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/5045063

"Facebocrastination?" - Procrastination and Facebook 08/17/2016

"Facebocrastination?" - Procrastination and Facebook An interview with Adrian Meier (Department of Communications, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany) about the predictors of using Facebook for procrastination and its effects on students' well-being. Here's a blog post on this topic, and below that is the reference to the published study. Research reference: Meier, A., Reinecke, L., & C.E. Meltzer (2016). “Facebocrastination”? Predictors of using Facebook for procrastination and its effects on students’ well-being. Computers in Human Behavior, 64, 65-76. Want to learn more about procrastination? The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/4598943

Active Procrastination: Clarifying the Concept 07/15/2016

Active Procrastination: Clarifying the Concept A chat with Shamarukh Chowdhury about her research on active procrastination. Together, we clarify the concept of procrastination and do a little "myth busting" around the concept of active procrastination; a concept that we call an oxymoron that may be better understood as two types of delay - it's not "procrastination" at all. Here's an earlier blog post on this topic, and below that are references to the original studies. Relevant research references: Chu, A. H. C., & Choi, J. N. (2005). Rethinking procrastination: positive effects of “active” procrastination behaviour on attitudes and performance. The Journal of Social Psychology, 145(3), 245-264. Choi, J. N., & Moran, S. V. (2009). Why not procrastinate? Development and validation of a new active procrastination scale. Journal of Social Psychology, 149 (2), 195-211. Want to learn more about procrastination? The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/4516753

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy 03/02/2016

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy An interview with the psychologist about Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Frédérick references the following website for more information: . /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/4190269

I don't feel like it! I don't want to! 01/08/2016

I don't feel like it! I don't want to! Some reflections on what to do when you don't feel like doing what you know you should be doing. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/4064567

Not All Delay is Procrastination 09/10/2015

Not All Delay is Procrastination An interview with Mohsen Haghbin about his doctoral research that defined six types of delay, only two of which are procrastination. This is an important new series of studies that help us conceptualize delay in our lives. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/3791050

Procrastination and Media Use as Escapism 08/19/2015

Procrastination and Media Use as Escapism An interview with Sarah Kohler (University of Muenster, Germany) on media use, escapism and procrastination. Sarah presents the results of one of her studies and explains how media provides escape in our lives. She argues that some of this escape, but not all, may be considered procrastination. Given the ubiquity of media in our lives, this is an important topic to consider. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/3746593

Imagine your future self 06/17/2015

Imagine your future self An interview with Eve-Marie Blouin-Hudon (Carleton University) about her research on how imagining future self through guided meditation can decrease procrastination. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/3622193

Procrastinators can still get to heaven 05/21/2015

Procrastinators can still get to heaven An interview with Dr. Clarry Lay (Emeritus, York University) author of Procrastinators (and Others) Can Still Get to Heaven: A Guide to Directed Everyday Living. We discuss the importance of goals, identifying prescribed behaviors to meet these goals and the centrality of our obligation to the scheduling of these behaviors in order to fulfill our potential. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/3567535

Cleaning to Procrastinate 05/06/2015

Cleaning to Procrastinate Do you ever clean the house, a desk, your garage, whatever instead of doing a more important task? You're not alone. One of our latest research projects helps us understand why we make this choice. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/3537576

Progress Not Perfection 11/13/2014

Progress Not Perfection Progress Not Perfection (PNP) is the name of a podcast hosted by Alen Standish. where Alen talks with others about perfectionism, procrastination, shame, anxiety and self-judgement as they try to overcome challenges such as eating disorders, reaching ideal health, meeting lifelong goals, creating works of art or becoming entrepreneurs. In this episode of iProcrastinate, I'm sharing an interview that I did with Alen. If you're new to either podcast, it's a great place to start. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/3178725

Future Self 09/24/2014

Future Self Procrastinating today means more work later. Ah, but that's future self's problem, right? Oops, future self is still me, and that's one reason why we consider procrastination a self-defeating strategy. In this episode, I interview Eve-Marie Blouin-Hudon about her research relating present self to future self, the notion of self-continuity and how imaging future self might help us procrastinate less. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/3082766

Commit to Win 08/16/2014

Commit to Win is the title of new book, where she explains how to harness the four elements of commitment to reach our goals. In this podcast, Heidi summarizes key points from her research. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/3015381

Bedtime Procrastination 07/09/2014

Bedtime Procrastination An interview with , philosopher, researcher and lecturer Universiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands. Joel explains the research that has come out of the Utrecht research group - - on bedtime procrastination. He introduces us to notions of volitional systems, extended will, and how we can nudge ourselves towards our goals. You will find lots in this interview while learning how we can take advantage of our better selves to work past our more difficult moments of procrastination. You'll learn about the role of self knowledge in self regulation, and most importantly what might work for you. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2935454

Mindfulness, Meditation Resources and Procrastination 05/27/2014

Mindfulness, Meditation Resources and Procrastination Meditation and procrastination? Ah, maybe tomorrow you say. When you do get a minute, check out this conversation with Tony Stubblebine from . Tony and his team have added new free resources on how to meditate at . We talk about why they have done this, and then we launch into a wide-ranging conversation about the relation between meditation and procrastination. Along the way, you'll learn lots of things to help you start or stay with a meditation practice. It makes a difference. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2858783

A Year of Productivity 01/29/2014

A Year of Productivity Can you imagine experimenting for a year on how to be most productive? Well, Christopher Bailey is doing just that with his project. Chris contacted me to talk about procrastination. He agreed to make the interview into a podcast, so I got to turn the table on him and interview him about his project as well. So, this podcast is a mixture of my thoughts on procrastination in answer to Chris as well as my questions to Chris about productivity. It's a long interview and a good one, I think. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2654136

The Power of Habit: An Interview with Charles Duhigg 01/22/2014

The Power of Habit: An Interview with Charles Duhigg A short interview with the New York Times journalist and author, , about habits and procrastination. As in his book, Charles distills a wealth of information about habits based on the latest research in this brief discussion. Charles also has some important things to say about how to find alternatives to the procrastination habit. If you want to know more about habits, read . /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2643620

The A+ Club: Helping kids to set and meet their own learning goals 01/15/2014

The A+ Club: Helping kids to set and meet their own learning goals An interview with from He designed and runs the A+ club where tutors encourage students to reflect on their responsibilities, needs and goals, and then the tutors help them stay on track and get it done. The focus of our discussion was how to help students with the procrastination that is still possible when they set goals. Our conversation was wide ranging but focused on strategies for more effective academic goal pursuit. I know students and their parents will find points of engagement. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2632827

To-Do Lists: The Power and Peril of a Plan 12/19/2013

To-Do Lists: The Power and Peril of a Plan Advantages, disadvantages and "best practices" for to-do lists. I use one constantly. It's not a cure-all for procrastination or for making goal pursuit more successful, but this simple tool is worth talking about. It's worth trying if you haven't really embraced the power of a plan. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2600546

Fine-tuning an Implementation Intention 11/10/2013

Fine-tuning an Implementation Intention Learn why making implementation intentions within specific events is more effective. Incredible, but true, I've finally returned to the microphone. In this episode, I explain how I beat my own potential procrastination today and got this podcast recorded and posted. I also present an answer to a listener's question about goal commitment. Spur me on to do more soon by emailing your feedback to [email protected]. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2545269

A Procrastination Workshop 06/24/2013

A Procrastination Workshop Here's an interview with Jeffrey Robinson from Student Learning Serrvices at the , New Zealand. Jeffrey provides thoughtful reflections on how he helps students develop their own sense of agency and reduce procrastination. We discuss so much that will interest anyone who struggles with procrastination; it's certainly not limited to a campus setting or the workshops that Jeffrey offers. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2371193

Need a Lift? Don't we all? 06/21/2013

Need a Lift? Don't we all? "Build better habits. Change your life" - This is the motto on the homepage for . Lift is a new tool (online and as an app) that helps you to develop new habits and to achieve your goals. In this podcast, I interview the CEO and co-founder of Lift, . /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2369821

Q&A Procrastination & Happiness 06/12/2013

Q&A Procrastination & Happiness Dr. Pychyl is interviewed by podcaster and blogger, Evan Brand of . Evan reaches out to health experts, entrepeneurs and doctors about health and wellness. Today, we discuss procrastination, goal pursuit and their relation to happiness. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2356444

A Graduate Student beats her Procrastination Challenge 05/10/2013

A Graduate Student beats her Procrastination Challenge Anxiety, inertia, boredom . . . a graduate student provides insight into her challenges and her successful strategies for staying focused and getting her work done. This is an engaging interview with a graduate student who explains how she manages her own liabilities while harnessing her motivation to succeed. My comments highlight how research and theory support this very good approach to self-regulation. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2318630

Self-Compassion, Stress and Procrastination 02/25/2013

Self-Compassion, Stress and Procrastination An interview with about how self-compassion plays a role in the relation between procrastination and stress. Self-compassion involves taking a kind, compassionate and accepting stance towards oneself in instances of suffering due to forces beyond one's control as well as when suffering is due to personal failings. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2230640

20 Tips to Reduce Procrastination 01/17/2013

20 Tips to Reduce Procrastination Let's start the new year right with 20 tips to help us reduce procrastination. In this interview with , we walk through a list together discussing these 20 key strategies. Angela comments on each in relation to some of her work as a counselor, and I discuss many in relation to research. It was a delightful interview that crossed the world (a Wednesday afternoon for me and Thursday morning for Angela!). I think that this will be a podcast that you might listen to more than once if you're struggling with procrastination, particularly academic procrastination. These strategies can make a difference. /episode/index/show/iprocrastinate/id/2186584

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