Module 5: Procrastination

Created Aug 27, 2020 1144 PM

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PROCRASTINATION
-putting things off until later

Types of Procrastination Based on Behavioral Types

 Perfectionist

 Dreamer

 Defier

 Worrier

 Crisis Maker

 Over-doer

Reasons Why People Procrastinate

Emotion-regulation problem

Anxiety
Low Self-Compassion
Existential Crisis

Insular Cortex: Pain center of the brain

ON BEATING PROCRASTINATION
Two Modes of Thinking

Module 5 Procrastination 1
 Focused Mode - paying close attention when trying to learn something new which
causes a “switch on” to certain parts of the brain (frontal lobe)
Diffused Mode - relaxing the mind and keeping it free flowing. This is the “letting
go” mode gradually after the focused mode.
Pomodoro Technique: effective strategy to regulate one's behavior

Inside the mind of a procrastinator

Instant Gratification Monkey

Rational Decision Maker

Panic Monster

“Voluntary delay in an intended and important course of action

despite expecting to be worse-off for the delay” - Steel, 2007;
Klingsieck, 2013

Module 5 Procrastination 2
 Procrastination is a common part of human behavior which is often mistaken for
laziness.

Problematic Procrastination

This can be determined by the severity of the consequences brought about by

procrastination. - Steel, 2007; Klingsieck, 2013

THE PROBLEM WITH PUTTING THINGS OFF

too many distractions

time gets exhausted

Procrastinatory Cognitions

The ruminative, self-blaming thoughts many of us tend to have in the wake of

procrastination

Module 5 Procrastination 3