257: Tim Pychyl on Procrastination

<p>Tim Pychyl is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carlton University and hosts a podcast called I Procrastinate. His book that we discuss in this episode is on that very topic – it’s called&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2PybBEb" target="_blank">Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>In&nbsp;This Interview, Tim Pychyl and I Discuss…</p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2PybBEb" target="_blank">Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change</a></li><li>How it’s in the getting on in life that makes a life</li><li>That procrastination can be an existential matter</li><li>What he tells his children: I didn’t ask what you want to do or how you feel, I told you it’s time to make your bed.</li><li>When we procrastinate we delay getting on with our lives</li><li>Being an active member or your own life</li><li>The two ways procrastination compromises our health</li><li>Stress</li><li>Fewer wellness behaviors</li><li>Treatment delay “I’ll look after that later”</li><li>Procrastination being a problem of self-regulated behavior</li><li>I won’t give in to feel good</li><li>Goal Intentions and Implementation intentions</li><li>When….then…</li><li>Giving the monkey something to do</li><li>What’s the next action?</li><li>Keeping it small</li><li>Hacks to work around our irrational thinking</li><li>Motivation and then Action or Action and then Motivation</li><li>The meaning behind our goals</li><li>Meaning and Manageability</li><li>Asking what will this cost me if I put it off?</li><li>Prefer tomorrow over today</li><li>Thinking “I’ll feel like doing it tomor