{"id":67708,"date":"2017-11-14T12:06:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T18:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=67708"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:26:10","slug":"beat-procrastination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/beat-procrastination\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #356: How to Finally Beat Procrastination"},"content":{"rendered":"

Procrastination. We\u2019ve all done it and we tell ourselves we\u2019ll never do it again. So we come up with an elaborate time management system to get us on track only to find ourselves continuing to put things off. While some procrastination can be mildly infuriating, chronic procrastination can be financially, professionally, and personally devastating \u2014 overdue bills result in calls from collection agencies, late reports result in getting fired, and undone chores turn your house into a dump. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why do we procrastinate despite our best intentions not to?<\/span><\/p>\n

My guests today<\/span> are clinical psychologists who have spent their career working with procrastinators. Their names are Jane Burka and Lenora Yuen. They\u2019re the co-authors of the book Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now<\/i><\/a>. We begin our conversation discussing the difference between procrastination and strategically postponing things. They then take us through the cycle of procrastination that we\u2019ve all been through and explain why it\u2019s such a vicious loop. <\/span><\/p>\n

We then transition to talk about why we procrastinate and why faulty time management isn\u2019t the real root cause of it. Jane and Lenora argue that if you don\u2019t tackle the true origins of procrastination \u2014 which range from the fear of failure to the fear of success \u2014 no amount of time management or planning will help you. We finally dig into how to tackle these roots so you can exit the procrastinator\u2019s cycle and get stuff done.<\/span><\/p>\n

This podcast is filled with great insights and actionable advice. Don\u2019t put off listening to it! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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