iProcrastinate Podcast

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iProcrastinate Podcast episodes

December 14, 2009 A problem with chronic self-appraisal: Self-regulation failure
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 think about how chronic self-appraisal and criticism may affect self-regulation. I wrote about this study on my Psychology Today blog. You can check out this entry for the reference to the study.If you want to learn more about our research and procrastination, visit procrastination.ca
24 min
December 14, 2009 A problem with chronic self-appraisal: Self-regulation failure
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 think about how chronic self-appraisal and criticism may affect self-regulation. I wrote about this study on my Psychology Today blog. You can check out this entry for the reference to the study.If you want to learn more about our research and procrastination, visit procrastination.ca
24 min
December 08, 2009 The "Un-Schedule" as a strategy for successful 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 "un-schedule." I explain what it is and, using examples from my own life, I explore how it works to create more accurate and honest implementation intentions for our goals.If you want to learn more about procrastination or my research, check out procrastination.ca.
39 min
December 08, 2009 The "Un-Schedule" as a strategy for successful 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 "un-schedule." I explain what it is and, using examples from my own life, I explore how it works to create more accurate and honest implementation intentions for our goals.If you want to learn more about procrastination or my research, check out procrastination.ca.
39 min
November 27, 2009 Does evaluation threat help or hinder our procrastination? It depends!
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 is what we typically might think) depends on whether you're high or low on trait procrastination. You can find my original blog posting about this topic on my Psychology Today "Don't Delay" blog (including the reference for the study if you're interested in reading it yourself). If you want to learn more about procrastination, see procrastination.ca.
35 min
November 27, 2009 Does evaluation threat help or hinder our procrastination? It depends!
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 is what we typically might think) depends on whether you're high or low on trait procrastination. You can find my original blog posting about this topic on my Psychology Today "Don't Delay" blog (including the reference for the study if you're interested in reading it yourself). If you want to learn more about procrastination, see procrastination.ca.
35 min
November 23, 2009 Guilt and our strategies to reduce cognitive dissonance for procrastinating
 When we procrastinate, the most common emotion is guilt. It's an uncomfortable feeling caused, at least in part, by the dissonance between what we intended to do and what we're doing (not what we intended). This dissonance is uncomfortable, and we do a number of things to reduce it including distraction, denial, and trivialization to name a few. This week, I discuss the nature of cognitive dissonance in relation to procrastination as well as the various strategies we use to make ourselves feel better. Of course, I also suggest a strategy that's more effective in the long run.If you want to read about this in addition to listening to the podcast, check out my Don't Delay blog on Psychology Today entitled, "Procrastination, guilt, excuses and the road less traveled."Interested in learning more about procrastination? Check out procrastination.ca.
45 min
November 23, 2009 Guilt and our strategies to reduce cognitive dissonance for procrastinating
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45 min
November 16, 2009 Worry helps me cope: Another problematic metacognitive belief
A recent study indicates that both behavioural and decisional procrastination are related to maladaptive beliefs known as metacognitions. In this podcast, I relate two listeners' comments to this study and discuss how our thinking can create problems for us in terms of procrastination.
30 min
November 16, 2009 Worry helps me cope: Another problematic metacognitive belief
A recent study indicates that both behavioural and decisional procrastination are related to maladaptive beliefs known as metacognitions. In this podcast, I relate two listeners' comments to this study and discuss how our thinking can create problems for us in terms of procrastination.
30 min

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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…