The science of procrastination
While immersed in one of my usual procrastination binges, I came across this article about why people procrastinate. Very meta. Is reading scientific research about why people procastinate a form of procrastination? I submit that it is not, provided one makes use of it to avoid procrastinating. To wit, I'm hoping that by posting it here, I shall will myself into doing work by forcing quotes like this into my brain:
"On the one hand, it's easy to trivialize procrastination. We joke about it," says Timothy A. Pychyl, a psychologist at Carleton University who studies procrastination.
"But procrastination is self-defeating. It's a breakdown in volitional action. I have an intention and I'm not following through on it. You're not able to follow through on what you want to do."
There's a handy-dandy formula at the bottom of the story that illustrates the optimum conditions for procastination, and certainly rings true. Now, back to work. Right?!?
"On the one hand, it's easy to trivialize procrastination. We joke about it," says Timothy A. Pychyl, a psychologist at Carleton University who studies procrastination.
"But procrastination is self-defeating. It's a breakdown in volitional action. I have an intention and I'm not following through on it. You're not able to follow through on what you want to do."
There's a handy-dandy formula at the bottom of the story that illustrates the optimum conditions for procastination, and certainly rings true. Now, back to work. Right?!?
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