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Why Do We All Procrastinate?
- Published_at:2014-04-13
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:DNews
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- description: 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. Follow Annie on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/anniegaus Watch Annie on WTBD: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTechFeed 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." Watch More: Are Messy People More Creative? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjuTD_g2nRg TestTube Wild Card http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-462-cool-sound-waves?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm_medium=DNews&utm_source=YT How to Tell the Perfect Lie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OleMXfAzrJQ ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq
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| 2014-04-15 | 58,541 | 2,379 | 393 |
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