An interview with award-winning professor and best-selling author <a href="http://kellymcgonigal.com" title="Dr. Kelly McGonigal" target="_blank">Dr. Kelly McGonigal</a>. In this interview, Dr. McGonigal explains her teaching and writing about willpower, with a particular focus on her latest book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1583334386/ref=as_li_tf_tl/?ie=UTF8&tag=kellmcgospers-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1583334386" title="Amazon for The Willpower Instinct" target="_blank">The Willpower Instinct: How self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it</a>. What a joy it was to interview Kelly. She is thoughtful, articulate and precise in her explanations. I know this is an interview that you'll enjoy and review. She brings a different perspective to our understanding of procrastination and self-control.  If you want to learn more about procrastination, visit <a href="http://www.procrastination.ca" title="Procrastination Research Group" target="_blank">procrastination.ca</a> or <a href="http://www.procrastinatorsdigest.com" title="Procrastinator's Digest" target="_blank">The Procrastinator's Digest: A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle</a>. I close the podcast with a song entitled "Procrastination" by <a href="http://www.mattweidinger.com/" title="Matt Weidinger" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #ff9900;">Matt Weidinger</a>.

An interview with award-winning professor and best-selling author Dr. Kelly McGonigal. In this interview, Dr. McGonigal explains her teaching and writing about willpower, with a particular focus on her latest book, The Willpower Instinct: How self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it. What a joy it was to interview Kelly. She is thoughtful, articulate and precise in her explanations. I know this is an interview that you'll enjoy and review. She brings a different perspective to our understanding of procrastination and self-control. If you want to learn more about procrastination, visit procrastination.ca or The Procrastinator's Digest: A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle. I close the podcast with a song entitled "Procrastination" by Matt Weidinger.

An interview with award-winning professor and best-selling author <a href="http://kellymcgonigal.com" title="Dr. Kelly McGonigal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. Kelly McGonigal</a>. In this interview, Dr. McGonigal explains her teaching and writing about willpower, with a particular focus on her latest book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1583334386/ref=as_li_tf_tl/?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kellmcgospers-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=1583334386" title="Amazon for The Willpower Instinct" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Willpower Instinct: How self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it</a>. What a joy it was to interview Kelly. She is thoughtful, articulate and precise in her explanations. I know this is an interview that you'll enjoy and review. She brings a different perspective to our understanding of procrastination and self-control.&nbsp; If you want to learn more about procrastination, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.procrastination.ca" title="Procrastination Research Group" rel="noopener noreferrer">procrastination.ca</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="http://www.procrastinatorsdigest.com" title="Procrastinator's Digest" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Procrastinator's Digest: A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle</a>. I close the podcast with a song entitled "Procrastination" by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mattweidinger.com/" title="Matt Weidinger" rel="noopener noreferrer">Matt Weidinger</a>.&nbsp;

The Willpower Instinct

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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