iProcrastinate Podcasts
A podcast series about why we procrastinate and what we can do to reduce this self-defeating behavior.
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Listener feedback episode: Comments about the weekly podcast schedule (and other things)
This is an extra podcast for the week. The focus ...
This is an extra podcast for the week. The focus is on listener feedback, particularly replies to whether or not I should podcast less frequently. The feedback was unanimous, keep it weekly, at least while you're able to on your sabbatical. I...
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Approach and avoidance goals: What's the difference in terms of procrastination?
Welcome to the first podcast of 2010! Today, I summarize ...
Welcome to the first podcast of 2010! Today, I summarize a study completed as part of an M.A. thesis by Matt Dann. Matt explored the relation of approach and avoidance goals, as well as approach and avoidance personality with procrastination. His...
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Decisional procrastination: An interview with Dr. Joseph Ferrari
Are you indecisive? Would you rather that someone else choose ...
Are you indecisive? Would you rather that someone else choose the movie you'll watch together or the food from a menu? If so, I think you'll enjoy this interview with Dr. Joseph Ferrari (DePaul University, Chicago). Dr. Ferrari is one of the world's...
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New Year's resolutions: Why we may fail to act on these intentions
The new year looms ahead, and one of the expectations ...
The new year looms ahead, and one of the expectations for this time of year is to set a new year's resolution. Do you have one? Do you expect to successfully act on this intention? In this podcast, I share some thoughts about why these resolutions...
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Perfectionism (Part 2): The perfectionistic procrastinator
Here's the second part of my interview with Dr. Gordon ...
Here's the second part of my interview with Dr. Gordon Flett (York University, Toronto). In this podcast, we discuss the relation between procrastination and perfectionism, with a specific focus on the perfectionistic procrastinator. If you want to...
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Perfectionism (Part 1): An interview with Dr. Gordon Flett
This is the first of a two-part podcast on perfectionism ...
This is the first of a two-part podcast on perfectionism and procrastination. In this first part, Dr. Gordon Flett (York University, Toronto) explains what perfectionism is, why it's problematic and what can be done to help those who are troubled by...
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A problem with chronic self-appraisal: Self-regulation failure
This week, I talk about some research related to impulsivity ...
This week, I talk about some research related to impulsivity and anxiety. Interestingly, both are related to chronic preoccupation with the evaluation of self, goals and plans. Impulsivity and anxiety are also related to procrastination, so we need to...
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The "Un-Schedule" as a strategy for successful time management
Although I usually note that procrastination is not a time-management ...
Although I usually note that procrastination is not a time-management problem, it doesn't mean that more effective planning for our goal pursuit won't help. So, this week I present one of my own favourite planning strategies, the...
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Does evaluation threat help or hinder our procrastination? It depends!
This week, after discussing some very important listener feedback, I ...
This week, after discussing some very important listener feedback, I summarize a study about evaluation threat and its effects on procrastination. The results may surprise you. Whether or not high evaluation threat makes you procrastinate more (which...
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Guilt and our strategies to reduce cognitive dissonance for procrastinating
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