Is It Possible to Be a Chronic Procrastinator but Also Extremely Productive?

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Is it possible to be a chronic procrastinator, but also extremely productive? That is a really good question. And I think we really do have to make that distinction between delay and procrastination. There might be some monumental delayers out there, but they could be sagacious delayers,. wise delayers who are doing it with purpose.

We all know the feeling of scrambling at the last minute to finish a task that we could have and should have tackled much sooner. Fuschia Sirois, PhD, of Durham University, talks about why procrastination is an emotion regulation problem, not one of laziness or poor time management skills; how it can harm our mental and physical health; why it’s so tied up with guilt and shame; and how self-compassion can help us overcome it. Links Fuchsia Sirois, PhD Speaking of Psychology Home Page