This week Skye & Amanda read Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change by Timothy Pychyl and discuss what it looks like to avoid tasks for the sake of avoiding negative emotions. From sending emails at work, to writing essays for school, to washing dishes, to having difficult conversations and spending money, the ladies admit to the ways that they each find themselves ​​procrastinating the most and why. 

Listen in to hear the hosts break down different types of procrastination scenarios and the ways that Pychyl suggests we combat the urge to put things off. Learn how future forecasting with delays like “I’ll get to it later” or “I’ll feel more like it next week” rarely ever works, how emotional intelligence and personality type are tied to procrastination and the importance of allocating willpower to what matters.

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Check out what Skye & Amanda have been loving this week:
Harry’s Daughter Restaurant in Jersey City
Casamigos Casa Colada Cocktail Mixer and Red Chile Salt Rimmer 
Well Read Black Girl Festival 
Sex Love & Goop TV Series on Netflix
Soul Food the Movie on Amazon Prime

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