Procrastination, Explained by Science [Video]

[Nelson Vergel]

Everything I’ve ever accomplished has played out in its final moments like a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, deadlines achieved by slipping my work under the last remaining inches of a closing tomb door. Will I ever kick this procrastination thing?
Meh, I’ll think about it later.
If scientists could bore into your brain and track down that one neuron – that tiny one-in-one-hundred-billion brain flaw, the root cause of your procrastination – and squash it like an insect, couldn’t they solve the problem for everyone forever?
The truth is, the reasons people procrastinate (as well as the parts of the brain that drive those put-it-off behaviours) vary so widely. Naturally the mechanisms for tackling those causes are equally diverse.

How To Stop Procrastinating: 11 Ways To Kick the Habit

 

[Vince]

I watched the youtube video and thought it was pretty good.
The take home message, and I think the main route for dealing with procrastination as a habitual coping response, is that mindfulness meditation is a powerful tool for each of us. In fact, it may be one of the only entry points available to us to break the cycle of avoidance.
Procrastination: Why Mindfulness Is Crucial

 

[Nelson Vergel]

State Anxiety and Procrastination: The Moderating Role of Neuroendocrine Factors - PubMed

Procrastination is prevalent among students, as well as the general population, and has negative impacts on various domains. Several models aimed to understand factors associated with procrastination, with some suggesting that anxiety plays a significant role. Biological factors have been shown...

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