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A podcast series about why we procrastinate and what we can do to reduce this self-defeating behavior.

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    Getting started in 2012

    Procrastinating? Me too. Today, I talk about the "art of ...

    Procrastinating? Me too. Today, I talk about the "art of living" and how we're like all other people, some other people and no other person. I do this by reading and responding to listeners' emails. Lots of ground covered as we think about the doings,...

    Jan 12, 2012 Read more
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    Manana? Procrastination in Peru

    What we might consider procrastination varies around the world. Take ...

    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...

    Nov 24, 2011 Read more
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    Procrastination across Cultures

    Is procrastination the same everywhere? A recent email from a ...

    Is procrastination the same everywhere? A recent email from a listener (check out her blog at incurable-hippie) provided an example of two cultures (the Britsh and the French) where it seems to differ. I discuss this issue in relation to published...

    Nov 17, 2011 Read more
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    Unnecessary illusions and the truth about procrastination

    Illusions abound about procrastination. This week, I consider 10 of ...

    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...

    Sep 29, 2011 Read more
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    Autonomy and procrastination

    Existential themes of autonomy, authenticity, agency, freedom, choice and the ...

    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...

    Jul 19, 2011 Read more
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    A neuropsychological perspective on procrastination

    A recent study underscores the importance of executive function in ...

    A recent study underscores the importance of executive function in self-regulation and procrastination. In this interview with Dr. Laura Rabin (Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York,...

    Jun 24, 2011 Read more
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    Self-Regulation in Instant Messaging

    My title for the podcast today is taken from a ...

    My title for the podcast today is taken from a recent study published in the International Journal of e-Collaboration by Dr. Anabel Quan-Haase of the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada). Her focus is on how students use instant...

    May 27, 2011 Read more
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    The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way

    Here's an interview with psychologist and author, Dr. Guy Winch ...

    Here's an interview with psychologist and author, Dr. Guy Winch (guywinch.com). 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...

    May 18, 2011 Read more
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    Philosophy Talk about Procrastination

    This week, I'm sharing an interview I did on Philosophy ...

    This week, I'm sharing an interview I did on Philosophy Talk. As explained on philosophytalk.org, Philosophy Talk is a weekly, one-hour radio series produced by Ben Manilla. The hosts' down-to-earth and no-nonsense approach brings the richness of...

    May 1, 2011 Read more
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    Escape from freedom (and other existentialist themes related to procrastination)

    Agency, freedom, responsibility, choice, bad faith, death, life and love ...

    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...

    Apr 13, 2011 Read more
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