iProcrastinate Podcast
Procrastination Research Group
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…
Recent episodes
Academic Procrastination: A Graduate Student's Story
Dec 19, 2018 • 51 minADHD , Executive Functions & Procrastination: An interesting new study
Jun 20, 2018 • 49 minEnding the Procrastination Habit
Nov 8, 2017 • 51 minPerfectionistic Concerns, Perfectionistic Strivings: There's an important difference
Mar 31, 2017 • 48 minWaiting for the Right Place and Right Time
Feb 1, 2017 • 1 h 05 min"Facebocrastination?" - Procrastination and Facebook
Aug 17, 2016 • 59 minActive Procrastination: Clarifying the Concept
Jul 15, 2016 • 46 minAcceptance & Commitment Therapy
Mar 2, 2016 • 54 minI don't feel like it! I don't want to!
Jan 8, 2016 • 41 minNot All Delay is Procrastination
Sep 10, 2015 • 1 h 15 minProcrastination and Media Use as Escapism
Aug 19, 2015 • 1 h 09 minImagine your future self
Jun 17, 2015 • 1 h 04 minProcrastinators can still get to heaven
May 21, 2015 • 1 h 05 minCleaning to Procrastinate
May 6, 2015 • 51 minProgress Not Perfection
Nov 13, 2014 • 1 h 19 minFuture Self
Sep 24, 2014 • 39 minCommit to Win
Aug 16, 2014 • 1 h 03 minBedtime Procrastination
Jul 9, 2014 • 1 h 04 minMindfulness, Meditation Resources and Procrastination
May 27, 2014 • 1 h 06 minA Year of Productivity
Jan 29, 2014 • 1 h 21 minThe Power of Habit: An Interview with Charles Duhigg
Jan 22, 2014 • 30 minTo-Do Lists: The Power and Peril of a Plan
Dec 19, 2013 • 53 minFine-tuning an Implementation Intention
Nov 10, 2013 • 39 minA Procrastination Workshop
Jun 24, 2013 • 1 h 07 minNeed a Lift? Don't we all?
Jun 21, 2013 • 1 h 02 minQ&A Procrastination & Happiness
Jun 12, 2013 • 1 h 09 minA Graduate Student beats her Procrastination Challenge
May 10, 2013 • 1 h 10 minSelf-Compassion, Stress and Procrastination
Feb 25, 2013 • 52 min20 Tips to Reduce Procrastination
Jan 17, 2013 • 1 h 12 min
What HN said
- adimitrovAug 2011Dear Procrastinator,
Go read up on the topic of procrastination, because it's actually an interesting field of research within psychology. I know you want to, because that way, you can procrastinate even more!
I'm appalled that nobody has yet mentioned http://procrastination.ca — home of the Uni Ottawa procrastination research group. Also home of the excellent iProcrastinate podcast: http://iprocrastinate.libsyn.com/
It turns out that procrastination is an immensely complex and multi-faceted issue, and no one single solution is going to help everybody. I like the OPs advice, but don't think it applies to every procrastinator! Also, it might be the right advice for you if you want to combat your procrastination, but it won't help you combat other "bad" aspects of your psyche, and eventually, you're going to fall into your old habits.
I'm talking out of experience here: I originally went to a psychiatrist because my life wasn't working out anymore (it was really that general.) Several (mostly inconclusive) diagnoses and 2 years of psychotherapy later, I feel like I'm finally starting to grasp why and how my life went wrong.
Not everybody who procrastinates has serious mental issues. But just as a hint: if, for a prolonged period of time, say, a year, you aren't able to get back on track, or you aren't able to fulfill your dreams or expectations, try a therapist, if you can afford it. (I happen to live in a country with free health care, so I didn't have to deal with that, gladly.)
- pmoriartyJan 2020Tim Pychyl, who's ideas this article discusses, goes in to these ideas much more deeply in a really fantastic video here: [1]
I've watched a ton of videos on procrastination, and read a lot about it, and this video is head and shoulders above everything else. Highly recommended.
He also has the iProcrastinate Podcast[2], which also has some useful and interesting episodes.
- pmoriartyJan 2020Along similar lines, there's a fantastic video by procrastination researcher Tim Pychyl here: [1]
I've watched a ton of videos on procrastination, and read a lot about it, and this video is head and shoulders above everything else. Highly recommended.
He also has the iProcrastinate Podcast[2], which also has some useful and interesting episodes.
- TimSchumannJun 2020Just came here to post a link to his podcast.
https://iprocrastinate.libsyn.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iprocrastinate-podcast...
He hasn't been very active with it in the last 3+ years, but it was a great listen.
- rudedoggJun 2018The iProcrastinate podcast (http://iprocrastinate.libsyn.com/) is really good. Some of the early episodes have audio issues, but they are worth listening to. The host has been researching procrastination for like 20+ years.
Their main website is http://www.procrastination.ca/
- ambler0Aug 2014Discounting the future self is only one of many possible reasons for procrastination, which is a complex subject. If you want to listen to a podcast that reviews the many different lines of inquiry into the subject, including several branches of science and also philosophy, check out the iProcrastinate podcast with Dr. Tim Pychyl.