How To Grad School: The Podcast

Procrastination and time management in grad school | Episode 4


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In our fourth episode, Sarah and Becca talk about time management and procrastination! They also:

  • discuss whether time management and procrastination are the same thing or different
  • discuss why we may think poorly of ourselves when we procrastinate in grad school
  • review research on how often grad students procrastinate and why they do it
  • answer a reader question on how to make the most of your time in grad school
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    Show notes:

    Rahimi, S., Hall, N.C. Why are you waiting? Procrastination on academic tasks among undergraduate and graduate students. Innovative Higher Education, 46, 759–776 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-021-09563-9

    Wolters, C.A., Won, S. & Hussain, M. Examining the relations of time management and procrastination within a model of self-regulated learning. Metacognition and Learning, 12, 381–399 (2017).
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