Newsletter 10 - the N -
Links and Ressources about Procrastination
(les videos peuvent être sous-titrés en français si vous le souhaitez)
15 minutes, but watch till the end, it might convince you
"So the Rational Decision-Maker will make the rational decision to do something productive, but the Monkey doesn't like that plan, so he actually takes the wheel, and he says, "Actually, let's read the entire Wikipedia page of the Nancy Kerrigan/ Tonya Harding scandal, because I just remembered that that happened."
Why do we procrastinate even when it feels bad?
“Because procrastination is motivated by our negative feelings, some individuals are more susceptible to it than others. People who have difficulty regulating their emotions and those who struggle with low self-esteem are much more likely to procrastinate”
If you prefer to read instead of watching a video, here are a couple of very interesting (and easy to read) articles on the subject.
Overcoming Procrastination - Neuroscience News
Why we wait: the neuroscience of procrastination - Ness Labs