Dr. Siroi: What are the next things that you're looking at in the realm of procrastination? He says we tend to often not get started on a task because we make emotional mountains out of molehills. So he's conducting some experiments now to see if maybe people prone to procrastination are over anticipating how difficult they think it will be. Dr. Mills: I've done some preliminary work looking at using self-compassion to address procrastination.