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Episode #30: Now...or Later ...or NOW!: A Discussion on Procrastination with Sarah Oyier
Act to Live
English - September 02, 2020 01:22 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHealth & Fitness Society & Culture mindfulness psychology acttolive Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Summary: On this episode of the ACT to Live podcast, Scott and Jaime welcome guest -
Sarah Oyier. The three discuss an article that Sarah found discussing some new research on the topic of procrastination. Interestingly, this research suggests that procrastination may actually be connected to managing emotions instead of managing time. The three share their thoughts on the article, in addition to their thoughts and experiences with procrastination.
ACTion Event of the Week: Think of something that you’ve been procrastinating/putting off - what is the first step that you can take to get started on the task? Take that step and see what happens!
On our next episode of ACT to Live, we get vulnerable! So Come On, Let’s Take a Walk!
References
Jarrett, C. (2020). Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time. BBC: Worklife.
Jaffe, E. (2013). Why Wait? The Science Behind Procrastination. Association for Psychological Science.
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/why-wait-the-science-behind-procrastination