iProcrastinate Podcasts
A podcast series about why we procrastinate and what we can do to reduce this self-defeating behavior.
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Time Management: A listener's tool for the "unschedule"
This week, I chat with a listener from England, Jessica ...
This week, I chat with a listener from England, Jessica Shailes. Based on an earlier podcast about the "unschedule," Jessica developed an Excel spreadsheet to help her plan more effectively. The podcast includes an introductory section reviewing the...
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The Dutiful Worrier and the power of reason
An interview with Dr. Elliot Cohen provides insight into how ...
An interview with Dr. Elliot Cohen provides insight into how our irrational worry can undermine our well-being as well as how reason can be harnessed to help us break free from this "dutiful worry." You can learn more about this by reading Elliot's...
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Irrational thoughts and the power of reason
Clinical psychologist Dr. Bill Knaus and philosopher Dr. Elliot Cohen ...
Clinical psychologist Dr. Bill Knaus and philosopher Dr. Elliot Cohen explain how we can more effectively deal with the irrational thinking that defines procrastination. Dr. Cohen is a founder of philosophical counseling in the U.S., and Dr. Knaus is...
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Procrastination: A wide-ranging interview about why we procrastinate
This week, I am posting an interview that I had ...
This week, I am posting an interview that I had with Laurel Graham, a journalism student in the Journalism and Media Studies program at Griffith College in Ireland. Laurel contacted me after reading an article in The New Yorker that discussed my...
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Mindfulness, emotion-regulation and procrastination
Dr. Fuschia Sirois (Bishops University) joined me to discuss one ...
Dr. Fuschia Sirois (Bishops University) joined me to discuss one of her recent studies entitled, "Lost in the Moment: An Investigation of Procrastination, Mindfulness and Well-being." This was a fascinating discussion of how we often focus on...
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Self-control strategies: Triggers, chutes, ladders and other ways to scaffold our success
In this fascinating interview, Dr. Joel Anderson (Utrecht University, The ...
In this fascinating interview, Dr. Joel Anderson (Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences) explains the notion of distributed willpower. Successful people arrange...
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New Year's Resolutions: How to keep on track
Not everyone makes New Year's resolutions, and certainly not everyone ...
Not everyone makes New Year's resolutions, and certainly not everyone who does make one, keeps it. What does it take to be successful with the change we hope for with a New Year's resolution? A readiness for change, realistic goals, a concrete plan,...
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Is Procrastination Weakness of Will?
What is weakness of will? Is procrastination a special instance ...
What is weakness of will? Is procrastination a special instance of a weakness of will? These are questions that I pose to the guest this week, Dr. Sarah Stroud, Associate Professor of Philosophy (McGill University). I sought out Dr. Stroud as she...
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Self-Control Strategies: Change the motivational strength of goals and temptations
Strengthening our motivation towards our goals while weakening our motivation ...
Strengthening our motivation towards our goals while weakening our motivation towards temptations is important to successful goal pursuit. In this podcast, I summarize strategies that help us make a precommitment to change the choice situation and...
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Anemic Intentions
Note: Poor audio quality. I finally sat down to record ...
Note: Poor audio quality. I finally sat down to record a short podcast. Unfortunately, the audio quality isn't very good. It's my fault. I hand held a new recorder that created noise and inconsistent sound levels. In addition, I didn't use a pop...
