File:Why Do We All Procrastinate?

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If you're watching this video, you might be procrastinating! Why do we procrastinate, and should we feel guilty about putting off important tasks and assignments? Join Annie as she discusses how procrastinating evolved in humans over time.

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Read More: Exploring the Genetics of "I'll Do It Tomorrow" http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/exploring-the-genetics-of-ill-do-it-tomorrow.html?utm_source=pressrelease&utm_medium=eureka&utm_campaign=procrastinationgenetics "Procrastination and impulsivity are genetically linked, suggesting that the two traits stem from similar evolutionary origins, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The research indicates that the traits are related to our ability to successfully pursue and juggle goals.

I forgive myself, not I can study: How self-forgiveness for procrastination can reduce future procrastination http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886910000474 "In the present study, we examined the association between forgiving the self for a specific instance of procrastination and procrastination on that same task in the future."

Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Control by Precommitment http://web.mit.edu/ariely/www/MIT/Papers/deadlines.pdf "Procrastination is all too familiar to most people."

The Nature of Procrastination: A Meta-Analytic and Theoretical Review of Quintessential Self-Regulatory Failure http://studiemetro.au.dk/fileadmin/www.studiemetro.au.dk/Procrastination_2.pdf "Procrastination is a prevalent and pernicious form of self-regulatory failure that is not entirely understood."

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