Formula For Procrastination Discovered

[Garritan]

I have been putting off posting this, but...Science Daily reports (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/01/070110090851.htm) that:

A University of Calgary professor in the Haskayne School of Business has recently published his magnum opus on the subject of procrastination -- and it's only taken him 10 years.


Joking aside, Dr. Piers Steel is probably the world's foremost expert on the subject of putting off until tomorrow what should be done today. His comprehensive analysis of procrastination research, published in the recent edition of the American Psychological Association's Psychological Bulletin, presents some surprising conclusions on the subject, such as:

Most people's New Year's resolutions are doomed to failure
Most self-help books have it completely wrong when they say perfectionism is at the root of procrastination, and
Procrastination can be explained by a single mathematical equationEssentially, procrastinators have less confidence in themselves, less expectancy that they can actually complete a task," Steel says. "Perfectionism is not the culprit. In fact, perfectionists actually procrastinate less, but they worry about it more...."

[vic_france]

I'll read this tomorrow.

[Larry G. Alexander]

I'll read this tomorrow.

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[etLux]

I'll read this tomorrow.

Tomorrow? Tomorrow I'm going to make plans
to think about reading it. Well, if I have time,
that is. Maybe tomorrow, instead, I'll just make
plans to do the planning to plan a day to plan
thinking about reading it. Although, now that
I think about it, tomorrow might be a better day
to review my whole planning procedure, and think
about planning a day to do some planning to plan
a new planning plan. Maybe I better wait until
all that's done, first...

David
www.DavidSosnowski.com
.

[Paul Blankenau]

I discovered my own formula for procrastination in just a few minutes. One or more unpleasant tasks plus one or more more pleasant diversions plus time less an established routine of doing the unpleasant task equals procrastination. My living room may contain a 7/16" R8 collet. Cleaning could answer that question, but that would require cleaning. There are many things I'd rather do than clean, so I'll play with a circuit to detect very faint optical signals and play the piano and eat something and maybe go out and and and. If I wander into an alternate universe where collets can be found by eating popcorn, I'll get right to it without delay.

[snorlax]

Tomorrow? Tomorrow I'm going to make plans
to think about reading it. Well, if I have time,
that is. Maybe tomorrow, instead, I'll just make
plans to do the planning to plan a day to plan
thinking about reading it. Although, now that
I think about it, tomorrow might be a better day
to review my whole planning procedure, and think
about planning a day to do some planning to plan
a new planning plan. Maybe I better wait until
all that's done, first...

David
www.DavidSosnowski.com (http://www.DavidSosnowski.com)
.

Aaaahhhh...the Emergence of Time?

[etLux]

Aaaahhhh...the Emergence of Time?



I'll take all the plugs I can get, Jim... rofl.

The Emergence of Time (http://northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50591)

Though I'll really have to think about the implications
inferred by your obliquely subtle observation.

Maybe tomorrow.

Best,

David.
.

[snorlax]

I'll take all the plugs I can get, Jim... rofl.

The Emergence of Time (http://northernsounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50591)

Though I'll really have to think about the implications
inferred by your obliquely subtle observation.

Maybe tomorrow.

Best,

David.
.


Thanks, David...rather than "obliquely subtle," I am usually described as "flatulent yet banal."

Jim

[etLux]

Thanks, David...rather than "obliquely subtle," I am usually described as "flatulent yet banal."

Jim

Why... I'm flabbergasted. Jim, I've long suspected we share a
common ancestor.

You see, I'm oft (quite aptly) described as... "banal yet flatulent".

Surely this cannot be mere coincidence.

David
www.DavidSosnowski.com
.

[RichR]

I remember a College philosophy teacher who always stated a date when making assignments. i.e. "This reading assigment is due on Monday, January 15, 2007 at 1:00" even though the date was tomorrow. A student finally asked him why he always stated a date so exactly. His response was that if he had said the assignment was due tomorrow, then when the date arrived it would be "today" and not yet "tomorrow", therefore the exactness of the date. Then as class was getting ready to dismiss, he reminded us that there was a test coming up. As we left the room he said "Don't forget the test coming up. I'll tell you when, tomorrow," to the laughter of all the class.

[Styxx]

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