KQED News Mind/Shift – Katrina Schwartz
“Putting off work that needs to get done is perhaps one of the most common human experiences. Adults do it and kids do it, but delaying important tasks too frequently can cause anxiety and negative feelings about one’s self and one’s ability to finish work. Cycles of delay can be very disempowering, and in extreme cases can be detrimental to a person’s life. Many students put off work they aren’t excited to do, and over time develop poor study habits that affect them in the long-term. Often people call this kind of delay “procrastination,” but psychologists have a very specific definition for procrastination that doesn’t fit the popular use of the word.”(more)