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Jack Shatama: It's important to distinguish between chronic and normal procrastination. Many of us replace our most important work with busy work as a form of procrastination, he says. We know that perfectionism, fear of failure, and fear of criticism are reasons people procrastinate. The longer you wait the harder it is to get started, Jack writes.

Many, if not most of us, procrastinate. However, for some this can really be disruptive. Psychologists suggest that childhood trauma can be at the root of procrastination. This episode unpacks that concept from a family systems perspective.

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How Procrastination Can Reflect Childhood Experience by Peg Streep

Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue
by Edwin Friedman*

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