Procrastination (English) with Deacon Joseph Ferrari

‘Everyone procrastinates but not everyone is a procrastinator.’

Do you think you ‘work best under pressure’? Then listen on!

In this episode in the English language, Laura welcomes guest Deacon Joseph Ferrari, Professor of Psychology & St. Vincent de Paul Professor at DePaul University, and author of the popular book: “Still Procrastinating? The No Regrets Guide to Getting It Done” to speak on the topic of chronic procrastination, which effects 20% of men and women.

In this enthralling conversation, Deacon Joe clarifies how procrastination differs from delaying and postponing, how it relates to perfection, failure and success; and procrastination vs prioritising.

He explains concepts such as self-handicapping, situational procrastination, academic procrastination, regrets. He touches on imposter syndrome/phenomenon and discusses time management – ‘we cannot manage our time; we manage our life.’

A really thought provoking, inspiring conversation, with Deacon Joe finishing with the sentiment – ‘you learned to be a procrastinator, so you can unlearn’. Enjoy!

Deacon Joe is a Fellow in six psychological organizations, including APA (American Psychological Association), APS (Association for psychological science), Society for Community Research and Action. He was editor in chief of the Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community for 28 years. Amongst many awards he has been nominated for excellence in teaching eight times and the APA awarded him its “Distinguished Italian-American Psychologist” award in 2016. He is the author of over 430 scholarly publications and 550 professional conferences.

Deacon Joseph Ferrari contact information: [email protected]

Procrastination paper - Ferrari, J.R., Tibbett, T.P. (2017). Procrastination. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_2272-1

Book: Still Procrastinating? The No Regrets Guide to Getting It Done by Joseph Ferrari

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Joseph-R-Ferrari/dp/0470611588