While we all desire to reach or release our full potential, we often face deep internal struggles with perfectionism, excessive self-doubt, lack of persistence, self-depreciation and procrastination. This week, I discuss a REBT therapy approach that you may find useful.If you want to access the references to the research I discuss, see my <a title="Psychology Today - Don\'t Delay blog" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200805/tackling-procrastination-practical-counseling-approach">Psychology Today blog on the topic</a>.Want to know more about procrastination? Check out <a title="Procrastination Research Group" href="http://www.procrastination.ca">procrastination.ca</a>Finally, if you listen to this podcast and get interested in Lance Mackey, the world's foremost long-distance dog musher, you can listen to a <a title="Traildancer Kennels - Lance Mackey presentation" href="http://trailtalk.libsyn.com/">Traildancer Kennels' Trail Talk podcast</a> of his recent presentation. And, you can learn more about my own <a href="http://http-server.carleton.ca/%7Etpychyl/prg/about/about_director.html" title="About Tim Pychyl">"other life" as a dog musher</a>.

While we all desire to reach or release our full potential, we often face deep internal struggles with perfectionism, excessive self-doubt, lack of persistence, self-depreciation and procrastination. This week, I discuss a REBT therapy approach that you may find useful.If you want to access the references to the research I discuss, see my Psychology Today blog on the topic.Want to know more about procrastination? Check out procrastination.caFinally, if you listen to this podcast and get interested in Lance Mackey, the world's foremost long-distance dog musher, you can listen to a Traildancer Kennels' Trail Talk podcast of his recent presentation. And, you can learn more about my own "other life" as a dog musher.

While we all desire to reach or release our full potential, we often face deep internal struggles with perfectionism, excessive self-doubt, lack of persistence, self-depreciation and procrastination. This week, I discuss a REBT therapy approach that you may find useful.If you want to access the references to the research I discuss, see my <a title="Psychology Today - Don\'t Delay blog" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200805/tackling-procrastination-practical-counseling-approach" rel="noopener noreferrer">Psychology Today blog on the topic</a>.Want to know more about procrastination? Check out <a title="Procrastination Research Group" href="http://www.procrastination.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer">procrastination.ca</a>Finally, if you listen to this podcast and get interested in Lance Mackey, the world's foremost long-distance dog musher, you can listen to a <a title="Traildancer Kennels - Lance Mackey presentation" href="http://trailtalk.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Traildancer Kennels' Trail Talk podcast</a> of his recent presentation. And, you can learn more about my own <a href="http://http-server.carleton.ca/%7Etpychyl/prg/about/about_director.html" title="About Tim Pychyl" rel="noopener noreferrer">"other life" as a dog musher</a>.

Tackling Procrastination: Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

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 question/answer podcasts that explain why we procrastinate and what we can do about it.  An award winning educator, Dr. Pychyl challenges his listeners to explore their daily choices to act or postpone acting on their intentions. Do we head to the gym as intended, or slouch back on the couch thinking "I'll feel more like a workout tomorrow"? Do we tackle the task now, or do we avoid it arguing to ourselves that "I work better under pressure"? From losing 10 pounds to changing personal habits, Pychyl, a personality psychologist, focuses on the breakdown of intentional action - a problem commonly called procrastination. This series expands on three main themes: 1) irrational delay that sabotages personal productivity, 2) personality attributes that contribute to self-defeating behaviours, and 3) situational factors that undermine our ability to take or sustain action.  Drawing on the research literature, topics include: self-handicapping, anxiety, self-regulation, perfectionism, will power, coping styles, effects on health and well-being, impulsivity, temporal discounting, motivation and even purpose in life. Of course, Dr. Pychyl doesnâ€™t leave his listeners with the problem itself. Once these key factors have been established, he turns his attention to techniques that facilitate self change, habit-breaking implementation intentions, as well as strategies that help each of us to â€œcarpe diem!â€?  The emphasis is on self-understanding, practical advice and tools for change. We guarantee that you will find this an engaging series of podcasts that will provide you with tactics to increase personal productivity and well-being.

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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 question/answer podcasts that explain why we procrastinate and what we can do about it. An award winning educator, Dr. Pychyl challenges his listeners to explore their daily choices to act or postpone acting on their intentions. Do we head to the gym as intended, or slouch back on the couch thinking "I'll feel more like a workout tomorrow"? Do we tackle the task now, or do we avoid it arguing to ourselves that "I work better under pressure"? From losing 10 pounds to changing personal habits, Pychyl, a personality psychologist, focuses on the breakdown of intentional action - a problem commonly called procrastination. This series expands on three main themes: 1) irrational delay that sabotages personal productivity, 2) personality attributes that contribute to self-defeating behaviours, and 3) situational factors that undermine our ability to take or sustain action. Drawing on the research literature, topics include: self-handicapping, anxiety, self-regulation, perfectionism, will power, coping styles, effects on health and well-being, impulsivity, temporal discounting, motivation and even purpose in life. Of course, Dr. Pychyl doesnâ€™t leave his listeners with the problem itself. Once these key factors have been established, he turns his attention to techniques that facilitate self change, habit-breaking implementation intentions, as well as strategies that help each of us to â€œcarpe diem!â€? The emphasis is on self-understanding, practical advice and tools for change. We guarantee that you will find this an engaging series of podcasts that will provide you with tactics to increase personal productivity and well-being.

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