Hayden Finch PhD
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Yeah. One of the things that I've discovered in my career in the last few years is that even people who don't think of themselves as procrastinators, for example, I'm one of those. It's not something that I've personally ever really struggled with. I realized that even those people are procrastinating on something. And that's been a really interesting exercise for me professionally is to see,
Yeah. One of the things that I've discovered in my career in the last few years is that even people who don't think of themselves as procrastinators, for example, I'm one of those. It's not something that I've personally ever really struggled with. I realized that even those people are procrastinating on something. And that's been a really interesting exercise for me professionally is to see,
Oh, me, right? Personally, I don't procrastinate on the typical things like work stuff or school stuff or even my chores, but I'm procrastinating on a whole lot of other things so that I can make sure that I get all of those things done in a timely manner.
Oh, me, right? Personally, I don't procrastinate on the typical things like work stuff or school stuff or even my chores, but I'm procrastinating on a whole lot of other things so that I can make sure that I get all of those things done in a timely manner.
Oh, me, right? Personally, I don't procrastinate on the typical things like work stuff or school stuff or even my chores, but I'm procrastinating on a whole lot of other things so that I can make sure that I get all of those things done in a timely manner.
And when I look at procrastination through that lens, it seems like basically everybody I come into contact with is procrastinating somewhere in their lives to be able to make space for the other things that they're not procrastinating on.
And when I look at procrastination through that lens, it seems like basically everybody I come into contact with is procrastinating somewhere in their lives to be able to make space for the other things that they're not procrastinating on.
And when I look at procrastination through that lens, it seems like basically everybody I come into contact with is procrastinating somewhere in their lives to be able to make space for the other things that they're not procrastinating on.
An interesting thing about procrastination is that people who procrastinate habitually tend to be pretty poor at estimating how much time a task will take, which is part of what influences procrastination. And that's related here because if I think I can squeeze it into an hour, And that would be like the right amount of time to really do a good job, but to not waste too much time.
An interesting thing about procrastination is that people who procrastinate habitually tend to be pretty poor at estimating how much time a task will take, which is part of what influences procrastination. And that's related here because if I think I can squeeze it into an hour, And that would be like the right amount of time to really do a good job, but to not waste too much time.
An interesting thing about procrastination is that people who procrastinate habitually tend to be pretty poor at estimating how much time a task will take, which is part of what influences procrastination. And that's related here because if I think I can squeeze it into an hour, And that would be like the right amount of time to really do a good job, but to not waste too much time.
I could be off on my estimate. So I really have to start watching time in my life and getting pretty good at estimating what is the right amount of time to dedicate to a project.
I could be off on my estimate. So I really have to start watching time in my life and getting pretty good at estimating what is the right amount of time to dedicate to a project.
I could be off on my estimate. So I really have to start watching time in my life and getting pretty good at estimating what is the right amount of time to dedicate to a project.
I think the second might be truer than the first. People who struggle with punctuality tend to also struggle with timeliness in other parts of their lives. It's just a difficulty with perceiving time in general. But people who are procrastinators don't necessarily struggle with punctuality necessarily. Their procrastination may show up with other things in life.
I think the second might be truer than the first. People who struggle with punctuality tend to also struggle with timeliness in other parts of their lives. It's just a difficulty with perceiving time in general. But people who are procrastinators don't necessarily struggle with punctuality necessarily. Their procrastination may show up with other things in life.
I think the second might be truer than the first. People who struggle with punctuality tend to also struggle with timeliness in other parts of their lives. It's just a difficulty with perceiving time in general. But people who are procrastinators don't necessarily struggle with punctuality necessarily. Their procrastination may show up with other things in life.
There is definitely something to that. You would think that if I do something and I get a less than ideal outcome, that I would learn from that experience and change my behavior the next time. And that is true in some areas of life. For a certain group of people, and especially people who are habitual procrastinators, that tends to not follow.
There is definitely something to that. You would think that if I do something and I get a less than ideal outcome, that I would learn from that experience and change my behavior the next time. And that is true in some areas of life. For a certain group of people, and especially people who are habitual procrastinators, that tends to not follow.
There is definitely something to that. You would think that if I do something and I get a less than ideal outcome, that I would learn from that experience and change my behavior the next time. And that is true in some areas of life. For a certain group of people, and especially people who are habitual procrastinators, that tends to not follow.