iProcrastinate Podcast

Academic Procrastination: A Graduate Student's Story

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Mr. Bhavin Prajapati who discusses "getting stuck" with his M.A. thesis and the journey he took to both understand why he was procra...

ADHD , Executive Functions & Procrastination: An interesting new study

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Scott Taylor who completed his undergraduate honours thesis at Carleton University. Scott studied the relations between ADHD, Execut...

Ending the Procrastination Habit

08 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with a first-year college student who went from procrastinator in high school to a productive, A+ student in college. Listen to how this ...

Perfectionistic Concerns, Perfectionistic Strivings: There's an important difference

31 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Dr. Fuschia Sirois (University of Sheffield) about her recently published meta-analysis relating perfectionism to procrastination. F...

Waiting for the Right Place and Right Time

01 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Shane Littrell of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga about his procrastination research. Shane helps us understand the compl...

"Facebocrastination?" - Procrastination and Facebook

17 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Adrian Meier (Department of Communications, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany) about the predictors of using Facebook fo...

Active Procrastination: Clarifying the Concept

15 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A chat with Shamarukh Chowdhury about her research on active procrastination. Together, we clarify the concept of procrastination and do a little "myt...

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

02 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with the psychologist Dr. Frédérick Dionne about Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Frédérick references the following website for more...

I don't feel like it! I don't want to!

08 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Some reflections on what to do when you don't feel like doing what you know you should be doing. Want to learn more about procrastination? procrastin...

Not All Delay is Procrastination

10 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Mohsen Haghbin about his doctoral research that defined six types of delay, only two of which are procrastination. This is an import...

Procrastination and Media Use as Escapism

19 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Sarah Kohler (University of Muenster, Germany) on media use, escapism and procrastination. Sarah presents the results of one of her ...

Imagine your future self

17 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Eve-Marie Blouin-Hudon (Carleton University) about her research on how imagining future self through guided meditation can decrease ...

Procrastinators can still get to heaven

21 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Dr. Clarry Lay (Emeritus, York University) author of Procrastinators (and Others) Can Still Get to Heaven: A Guide to Directed Every...

Cleaning to Procrastinate

06 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever clean the house, a desk, your garage, whatever instead of doing a more important task? You're not alone. One of our latest research projec...

Progress Not Perfection

13 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Progress Not Perfection (PNP) is the name of a podcast hosted by Alen Standish. PNP is an audio podcast where Alen talks with others about perfection...

Future Self

24 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Procrastinating today means more work later. Ah, but that's future self's problem, right? Oops, future self is still me, and that's one reason why we ...

Commit to Win

16 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Commit to Win is the title of Dr. Heidi Reeder's new book, where she explains how to harness the four elements of commitment to reach our goals. In ...

Bedtime Procrastination

09 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Dr. Joel Anderson, philosopher, researcher and lecturer Universiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands. Joel explains the research that has...

Mindfulness, Meditation Resources and Procrastination

27 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation and procrastination? Ah, maybe tomorrow you say. When you do get a minute, check out this conversation with Tony Stubblebine from lift.do. ...

A Year of Productivity

29 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Can you imagine experimenting for a year on how to be most productive? Well, Christopher Bailey is doing just that with his ayearofproductivity.com pr...

The Power of Habit: An Interview with Charles Duhigg

22 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

A short interview with the New York Times journalist and author, Charles Duhigg, about habits and procrastination. As in his book, Charles distills a ...

The A+ Club: Helping kids to set and meet their own learning goals

15 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Michael Bromley from school4schools.com  He designed and runs the A+ club where tutors encourage students to reflect on their respo...

To-Do Lists: The Power and Peril of a Plan

19 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Advantages, disadvantages and "best practices" for to-do lists. I use one constantly. It's not a cure-all for procrastination or for making goal pursu...

Fine-tuning an Implementation Intention

10 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Learn why making implementation intentions within specific events is more effective. Incredible, but true, I've finally returned to the microphone. In...

A Procrastination Workshop

24 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Here's an interview with Jeffrey Robinson from Student Learning Serrvices at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Jeffrey provides thoughtful refl...

Need a Lift? Don't we all?

21 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

"Build better habits. Change your life" - This is the motto on the homepage for Lift. Lift is a new tool (online and as an app) that helps you to deve...

Q&A Procrastination & Happiness

12 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Pychyl is interviewed by podcaster and blogger, Evan Brand of notjustpaleo.com. Evan reaches out to health experts, entrepeneurs and doctors about...

A Graduate Student beats her Procrastination Challenge

10 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety, inertia, boredom . . . a graduate student provides insight into her challenges and her successful strategies for staying focused and getting ...

Self-Compassion, Stress and Procrastination

25 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Dr. Fuschia Sirois about how self-compassion plays a role in the relation between procrastination and stress. Self-compassion involv...

20 Tips to Reduce Procrastination

17 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Let's start the new year right with 20 tips to help us reduce procrastination. In this interview with Angela Baker (Massey University, New Zealand), w...

Key strategies to procrastinate less

06 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Looking for an overview of how to stop procrastinating? Got an hour? In this podcast, Dr. Pychyl walks through the major factors related to our procra...

The Willpower Instinct

19 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with award-winning professor and best-selling author Dr. Kelly McGonigal. In this interview, Dr. McGonigal explains her teaching and writ...

Fear, competence & autonomy in the prediction of procrastination

18 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Mohsen Haghbin (Carleton University) about his most recent publication relating fear of failure and procrastination. I had interview...

Backsliding and Weakness of Will

18 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Dr. Alfred Mele, the William H. and Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University, and author of Backsli...

The Art & Science of Personal Productivity

29 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Max Leibman author of Higher Process: The Art & Science of Personal Productivity. Max helps us consider what we really know about th...

Changepower!

01 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

ChangePower! - 37 Secrets to Habit Change Success - that's the title to Meg Selig's new book, and in this podcast I interview Meg to learn how we can ...

Computers and Procrastination: The Peril and the Promise

10 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

"There seems to be something about computer technology and Internet connectivity that distracts us, that tempts us towards procrastination." This is t...

Procrastination, thinking & aging

28 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. William (Bill) McCown discusses his latest research projects - each is fascinating. Bill is a researcher, clinical psychologist and university adm...

Turn it "bright side up!"

14 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Bright Side Up is the title of a new book by Amy Spencer. In this podcast, I interview Amy who explains that you don't need to reinvent your whole lif...

Getting started in 2012

12 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Procrastinating? Me too. Today, I talk about the "art of living" and how we're like all other people, some other people and no other person. I do this...

Manana? Procrastination in Peru

24 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

What we might consider procrastination varies around the world. Take the word mañana for example - that notion that a task belongs to some indefinite...

Procrastination across Cultures

17 Nov 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Is procrastination the same everywhere? A recent email from a listener (check out her blog at incurable-hippie) provided an example of two cultures (t...

Unnecessary illusions and the truth about procrastination

29 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Illusions abound about procrastination. This week, I consider 10 of the most common illusions, explaining why we might think these things, but what re...

Autonomy and procrastination

19 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Existential themes of autonomy, authenticity, agency, freedom, choice and the will are at the center of the discussion in this podcast. In response to...

A neuropsychological perspective on procrastination

24 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

A recent study underscores the importance of executive function in self-regulation and procrastination. In this interview with Dr. Laura Rabin (Depart...

Self-Regulation in Instant Messaging

27 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

My title for the podcast today is taken from a recent study published in the International Journal of e-Collaboration by Dr. Anabel Quan-Haase of the ...

The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way

18 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Here's an interview with psychologist and author, Dr. Guy Winch (guywinch.com). Guy explains how we can learn new strategies to more effectively compl...

Philosophy Talk about Procrastination

01 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I'm sharing an interview I did on Philosophy Talk. As explained on philosophytalk.org, Philosophy Talk is a weekly, one-hour radio series p...

Escape from freedom (and other existentialist themes related to procrastination)

13 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Agency, freedom, responsibility, choice, bad faith, death, life and love - all of this and more in today's podcast as I reply to a listener's thoughts...

Time Management: A listener's tool for the "unschedule"

22 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I chat with a listener from England, Jessica Shailes. Based on an earlier podcast about the "unschedule," Jessica developed an Excel spread...

The Dutiful Worrier and the power of reason

08 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Irrational thoughts and the power of reason

22 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Clinical psychologist Dr. Bill Knaus and philosopher Dr. Elliot Cohen explain how we can more effectively deal with the irrational thinking that defin...

Procrastination: A wide-ranging interview about why we procrastinate

18 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

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 Colle...

Mindfulness, emotion-regulation and procrastination

04 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Fuschia Sirois (Bishops University) joined me to discuss one of her recent studies entitled, "Lost in the Moment: An Investigation of Procrastinat...

Self-control strategies: Triggers, chutes, ladders and other ways to scaffold our success

22 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

In this fascinating interview, Dr. Joel Anderson (Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanit...

New Year's Resolutions: How to keep on track

03 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Is Procrastination Weakness of Will?

14 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

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. Sar...

Self-Control Strategies: Change the motivational strength of goals and temptations

02 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Strengthening our motivation towards our goals while weakening our motivation towards temptations is important to successful goal pursuit. In this pod...

Anemic Intentions

16 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Emotional Intelligence and Procrastination: The central role of self-control

15 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we discuss the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in understanding procrastination. Eric Heward joined me for an interview about his recen...

Still Procrastinating? An interview with Dr. Joseph Ferrari

30 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Joseph Ferrari's new book, Still Procrastinating? The No Regrets Guide To Getting It Done, was published this week by Wiley. Today, I interviewed ...

Is Procrastination Weakness of Will?

14 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I discuss an interesting philosophical perspective on procrastination and the notion of "weakness of will." The content for my discussion c...

Optimism, confidence and career change in tough economic times

03 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week the tables are turned. I'm interviewed by Alan Kearns, Canada's Career Coach, of careerjoy.com. Alan asked me to discuss the role of  optim...

Fear of Failure

27 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we review a recent study on fear of failure and procrastination. Mohsen Haghbin, a senior doctoral student in our research group, explains ...

Choose a strategy that fits

20 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

A very short podcast this week with some reflections about how any strategy for change must be evaluated in terms of your own personal context and nee...

Temptation and procrastination

13 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I interview Emrah Eren, a graduate student in our program at Carleton University. Emrah discusses his recent research about intentions, tem...

The intention-behaviour gap: A useful theory for understanding procrastination

05 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

If you have been struggling with exercising more or eating more healthily, this podcast is for you.  In this interview with Dr. Peter Hall (Universit...

Giving in to feel awful?

30 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, I respond to a listener who wrote, ". . .when I'm deep into procrastination, I don't do things that make me feel good, sometimes I se...

Try harder! Procrastination, agency and willpower

23 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I interview Professor Mark D. White (Professor, Department of Political Science, Economics, and Philosophy, College of Staten Island and The Gr...

Successful self-regulation is key

16 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I summarize an excellent new piece of research by Jeffrey Paulitzki (University of Waterloo). Jeffrey just defended this research for his docto...

The Procrastinator's Digest - My New Book

09 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

My new book - The Procrastinator's Digest: A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle -  is now available at procrastinatorsdigest.com.  ...

Leveraging Self-Control: An interesting strategy for coping with procrastination

30 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This is the last podcast of my sabbatical year. Don't worry, I will continue my regular schedule for the summer. This week, I am summarizing a key ide...

Stop Giving in to Feel Good! A conversation with Donna Karlin

25 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Donna Karlin, Founder of  A Better Perspective, has pioneered the specialized practice of Shadow Coaching with global political, business an...

Strengthening Goal Intentions: How much do you really want it?

18 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

It's easy to put off goals for which we don't feel a strong commitment. This is part of the procrastination problem. We can lack strong goal intention...

The 2010 Productivity Reset: Join me for a free online discussion

09 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

JOIN ME LIVE IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT "GIVING IN TO FEEL GOOD." In this very short podcast, I announce an exciting upcoming Virtual Conference and a FR...

When is it procrastination, when not?

08 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is a little different than my typical post. Today, I use a personal example to discuss the nature of distractions, the subjectivity of pr...

Fearless Job Hunting: Powerful Psychological Strategies for Getting the Job you Want

28 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Here's another new book! The author, Dr. Bill Knaus, has been a regular guest on iProcrastinate Podcasts. Today, he discusses his newest book Fearless...

Still Procrastinating? - An Interview with Dr. Joseph Ferrari about his upcoming book

25 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I interviewed Dr. Joseph Ferrari of De Paul University (Chicago) about his upcoming book entitled, Still Procrastinating? The no regrets gu...

Task Characteristics, Motivation and Self-Control

17 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Here's an interesting study about how the characteristics of a task affect our procrastination. I summarize this interesting new study, providing a su...

The Procrastinator's Guide to Getting Things Done

03 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

A short podcast this week about a new book,  The Procrastinator's Guide to Getting Things Done (by Dr. Monica Rameriz Basco, The Guildford Press). I ...

"End Procrastination Now" - a new book by Dr. Bill Knaus

28 Apr 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I interview someone who is becoming a regular guest on the podcast, Dr. William (Bill) Knaus. Bill has just published his new book End Proc...

Why we procrastinate: An overview for Professional Organizers (and the chronically disorganized)

21 Apr 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Here's a podcast that summarizes why we procrastinate.  Earlier this month, I was a guest instructor for the National Study Group on Chronic Disorgan...

Paralyzed by Procrastination

10 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes when we procrastinate on one thing, it seems to prevent us from doing anything at all - at least anything we think we should be doing. This ...

Re-Post of the January 9th interview with Dr. Bill Knaus

04 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

With the recent upgrade in the system software at LibSyn, it seems that my first interview with Dr. Bill Knaus was lost in the transfer. I'm posting i...

Perfectionism, Evaluation Anxiety and Fear of Failure: End procrastination now with Dr. Bill Knaus

01 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I invited Dr. Bill Knaus to talk about his work with and writing about procrastination. He has provided a lengthy podcast covering a great ...

Strengthening goal intentions

15 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Tips and techniques are never enough. What we often need to do to enhance goal pursuit success is to ensure that our goals matter to us. If we don't v...

Anxiety and procrastination: An interview with Dr. Bill Knaus

08 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the focus is on a topic that many listeners have asked to learn more about - anxiety. Dr. Bill Knaus brings his clinical insights to this d...

Using time urgency to motivate action: Planning and procrastination

01 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

When you're going to set an intention to complete a task, do you: (a) start at today and look forward to the first available opportunity to act, or (b...

Implementation Intentions as a solution to 4 problems in our goal pursuit

25 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

I'm often asked what someone should do to reduce procrastination. One of my most common answers is, "It's not enough to have a goal intention, you nee...

Avoiding what might have been: An interview with Dr. Fuschia Sirois

18 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

When we don't get the results we expect or hope for, we can imagine different outcomes, both better and worse. These are known as upward and downward ...

Listener feedback episode: Comments about the weekly podcast schedule (and other things)

16 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This is an extra podcast for the week. The focus is on listener feedback, particularly replies to whether or not I should podcast less frequently. The...

Approach and avoidance goals: What's the difference in terms of procrastination?

04 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first podcast of 2010! Today, I summarize a study completed as part of an M.A. thesis by Matt Dann. Matt explored the relation of appro...

Decisional procrastination: An interview with Dr. Joseph Ferrari

28 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Are you indecisive? Would you rather that someone else choose the movie you'll watch together or the food from a menu? If so, I think you'll enjoy thi...

New Year's resolutions: Why we may fail to act on these intentions

21 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The new year looms ahead, and one of the expectations for this time of year is to set a new year's resolution. Do you have one? Do you expect to succe...

Perfectionism (Part 2): The perfectionistic procrastinator

17 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the second part of my interview with Dr. Gordon Flett (York University, Toronto). In this podcast, we discuss the relation between procrastinat...

Perfectionism (Part 1): An interview with Dr. Gordon Flett

16 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first of a two-part podcast on perfectionism and procrastination. In this first part, Dr. Gordon Flett (York University, Toronto) explains...

A problem with chronic self-appraisal: Self-regulation failure

14 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk about some research related to impulsivity and anxiety. Interestingly, both are related to chronic preoccupation with the evaluation...

The "Un-Schedule" as a strategy for successful time management

08 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Although I usually note that procrastination is not a time-management problem, it doesn't mean that more effective planning for our goal pursuit won't...

Does evaluation threat help or hinder our procrastination? It depends!

27 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, after discussing some very important listener feedback, I summarize a study about evaluation threat and its effects on procrastination. The...

Guilt and our strategies to reduce cognitive dissonance for procrastinating

23 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

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