Is There a Connection Between Social Media and Procrastination?

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Do social media and electronic devices have an impact on procrastination? Do people always find excuses to put things off? I think it's, you know, whatever your fancy is, right? It's something to distract you from the emotions that you're not dealing with about the tasks that you should be doing.

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