The Straits Times Podcasts S2E22: Fending off procrastination: How to get started
We put off work because work, for some reason, puts us off.
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Procrastination: The frustratingly human tendency to postpone work we can and should get started on earlier.
It may seem tempting to berate ourselves for being lazy, unmotivated or disorganised. Instead, procrastination is actually our brains trying to shield us from uncomfortable feelings, putting a hidden toll on ourselves.
In this episode, host and ST correspondent Tay Hong Yi hosts an expert on the psychology of people who work together in groups.
She shares with us what research tells us about procrastination and other quirks of our mind that permeate our work and daily life.
She also goes into the “dark things” she relishes researching, such as why people are cynical at work, and the fallout from narcissist leaders.
The guest is:
Dr Ruchi Sinha, organisational psychologist and associate professor (practice) at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
Highlights (click/tap above):
2:00 What is procrastination and what type of procrastinator are you?
11:06 What are some strategies to help you manage procrastination?
14:07 Procrastination is about misplaced priorities too
16:22 Is it any easier for Dr Sinha to beat procrastination, as an expert?
17:05 The “pretty dark stuff” Dr Sinha studies, such as narcissism at workplaces
23:04 How does Dr Sinha translate research in her field to real life?
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Host: Tay Hong Yi (hytay@sph.com.sg)
Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow
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