World's Leading Expert On How To Solve Procrastination - Dr Tim Pychyl

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We can all struggle with procrastination. Putting stuff off not only makes us feel bad but it can set us back in our careers and lives. So what do we do about it? Dr Tim Pychyl is as one of the world’s leading experts in procrastination. He has written two books about how and why we procrastinate, as well as many scientific papers. In this episode of Deep Dive I talk to Tim about what exactly procrastination is, how to nudge ourselves into better habits, and spirituality and flow. Tim is such a brilliant and knowledgable researcher and this conversation gave me fascinating look into the the psychology of procrastination.

0:00 Intro
1:58 Procrastination vs. delay
9:43 Why can procrastination feel good?
13:41 Getting started
21:10 Goals, discipline, motivation
33:54 How can we achieve effortlessness?
38:02 Spirituality and flow
45:00 How do we nudge ourselves into habits?
56:44 Procrastination as an emotional problem
1:07:28 Why tips and tricks don’t always work
1:13:15 Reading philosophy
1:15:14 Being a father

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🐦 Twitter -   / procrastwitate  
💻 Website - https://carleton.ca/psychology/people...
📕 Solving The Procrastination Puzzle - https://geni.us/TSS2
📙 Procrastination, Health and Wellbeing - https://geni.us/noWc

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📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://geni.us/H7z29S
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright - https://geni.us/fwolPQ
Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://geni.us/lsrei
The Art of Procrastination by John Perry - https://geni.us/RbB8ZP
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg - https://geni.us/h3XN0s6
The Power of Vulnerability by Berne Brown - https://geni.us/b19T
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal - https://geni.us/L8oK5
The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer - https://geni.us/7Aa9a5
A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine - https://geni.us/A7bExOK
Happy by Derren Brown - https://geni.us/GHHI
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman - https://geni.us/alvI2o
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman - https://geni.us/oZwL
The Way of Zen by Alan Watts - https://geni.us/rqlvW6
Radical Compassion by Tara Brach - https://geni.us/zypL
Affect Regulation Training by Matthias Berking - https://geni.us/UlSk9z
The Courage to Be by Paul Tillich - https://geni.us/cf0JR
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E Frankl - https://geni.us/nFjoNo

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