135 episodes
iProcrastinate Podcast Procrastination Research Group
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- Health & Fitness
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4.6 • 241 Ratings
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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 doesn’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 “carpe diem!� 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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Academic procrastination and graduate school
An interview with Mr. Bhavin Prajapati who discusses "getting stuck" with his M.A. thesis and the journey he took to both understand why he was procrastinating and what to do about it. You might be interested in reading a post that Bhavin wrote that summarizes at least part of this journey.
To learn more about procrastination and our research, see procrastination.ca
The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at mattweidinger.com -
ADHD , Executive Functions & Procrastination: An interesting new study
An interview with Scott Taylor who completed his undergraduate honours thesis at Carleton University. Scott studied the relations between ADHD, Executive Function and procrastination. His research is the most recent and the most rigorous study in the area. Scott explains his research and the findings, but perhaps more importantly he reflects on personal experiences that may help listeners think through the challenges of ADHD and the potential for change.
In this episode, I referenced the work of Russell Barkley and his book, "Executive Functions: What they are, how they work and why they evolved"
To learn more about procrastination and our research, see procrastination.ca
The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at mattweidinger.com -
Ending the Procrastination Habit
An interview with a first-year college student who went from procrastinator in high school to a productive, A+ student in college. Listen to how this happened.
To learn more about procrastination and our research, see procrastination.ca
The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at mattweidinger.com -
Perfectionistic Concerns, Perfectionistic Strivings: There's an important difference
An interview with Dr. Fuschia Sirois (University of Sheffield) about her recently published meta-analysis relating perfectionism to procrastination. Fuschia sets the record straight by summarizing the research literature which shows how perfectionism relates to procrastination.
Reference
Sirois, F.M., Molnar, D.S., & Hirsch, J.K. (2017). A meta-analytic and conceptual update on the associations between procrastination and multidimensional perfectionism. European Journal of Personality DOI: 10.1002/per.2098
If you're interested in this topic, you may want to listen to two previous podcasts with Dr. Gordon Flett (York University) on perfectionism and procrastination (Part 1 & Part 2).
To learn more about procrastination and our research, see procrastination.ca
The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at mattweidinger.com -
Waiting for the Right Place and Right Time
An interview with Shane Littrell of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga about his procrastination research. Shane helps us understand the complex interplay of person and situation that influence our procrastination.
To learn more, see procrastination.ca
The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at mattweidinger.com -
"Facebocrastination?" - Procrastination and Facebook
An interview with Adrian Meier (Department of Communications, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany) about the predictors of using Facebook for procrastination and its effects on students' well-being.
Here's a blog post on this topic, and below that is the reference to the published study.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/201608/facebocrastination-new-research-the-perils-facebook
Research reference:
Meier, A., Reinecke, L., & C.E. Meltzer (2016). “Facebocrastination”? Predictors of using Facebook for procrastination and its effects on students’ well-being. Computers in Human Behavior, 64, 65-76.
Want to learn more about procrastination? procrastination.ca
The closing song is by singer, songwriter Matt Weidinger - check him out at mattweidinger.com
Customer Reviews
Inactive, but still worth the listen
I am writing this review during the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m a criminal defense attorney and usually spend most of my days in courtrooms, but because of the current situation, I am currently trying to work from home like everyone else. For the past several years, I have found myself listening to this podcast when working from home. When working on more mind consuming projects, I tend to listen to instrumental jazz because hearing words or even lyrics being sung, breaks up my flow. But when I am going through email, filing or doing other less menial tasks, I am usually listening to this podcast. Even though it has been over two years since a new episode, the information is still useful. Just yesterday, I was listening to an episode on anemic intentions, which I have been thinking about since. The information is very thought provoking and helpful. I understand that Dr. Pychyl has stated that the reason he hasn’t put out any new episodes is because he has covered most everything in the field, but it would be nice to get an update sometime on your current work. How about it Dr. Pychyl? For old times’ sake?
Very practical and warm heartedly personal
I am a clinical psychologist in private practice and have referred people to this podcast regularly. There is great research, tips/hacks, and cute stories about the professor’s kids and snowy Canada life.
Extremely helpful reviews of research
I have listened to several of these podcasts and I find them well researched, and helpful.
The professor provides the background and previous research that led to the current topic of each podcast.
He gives credit to the other authors and researchers and provides titles so that the listener can look up other information if he likes.
Some reviewers don't like this academic approach but I love it because each theory is discussed and references are provided. Often times people will say things and you wonder how they came up with that but this professor explains exactly how the theories came into being.
I have found a golden nugget (or two or three) of help in each podcast.
That said, it's time for me to "get started" on my next task.