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Procrastination (Facts from psychologist (Neuropsychologist (Failure of…
Procrastination
Facts on procrastination
Procrastination is more complex than
just laziness or bad time management
Facts from psychologist
Neuropsychologist
Failure of executive function or how you
plan ahead and prioritize things
Social psychologist
A problem relating to emotion regulation or trying to avoid bad feelings like stress.
Evolutionary psychologists
Could be a part from genetic
History
Quote by Greek poet in 700 BCE
Not to put off your work or your life will kind of suck
Researchers from the
University of Colorado
Boulder
Research on pair of twins
Fraternal twins
Only share some of their DNA
Identical twins
Share ALL of their DNA
Result
Differences in procrastination habit
Inherited behavioral traits
Putting things off
Act impulsively
Environmental influence/factors
Goal management
Something to focus in near future
Evolutionary reason
Early human life
Mainly focused on short term survival
Don't have time to think about next month when you don't
know if your tummy's going to be full tomorrow
Prioritize short-term goals making rash decisions
and putting off things
Millennials now
Focus on long term goals
Save for retirement
Plan vacations in advance
Definition on procrastination
A problem with executive function
which is the skill set that allows us
to plan prioritize and carry out tasks
I need to do a thing but I am not going to do it right now
How students procrastinate
One student might sit down to get started on an assignment but then spend ages getting their study materials together
Plan to work but have trouble getting focused enough to just sit down and start they get stuck at different points in the process
Other Psychology researches
Social Psychology researches
Failure of mood regulation
Canadian psychology Professor Timothy Pychyl
"Giving in feel good"
Other words
Procrastination is an attempt to avoid bad feelings like
the stress or unpleasantness of the task
Is procrastination really that bad?
People who do chronically
Depression and anxiety
Serial procrastinators
High blood pressure and heart disease
How to beat procrastination?
For instructors
Broke the deadlines or quizzes
Researchers at Stanford
Picturing future selves
Activated neurons tend to pictured their present
Future selves as strangers
Tend to procrastinate
Self aware of future
Future you, is also you
Understanding to get things done
Ending solution
Self regulation
Confronting something you don't want
Do not avoid tasks