How to tackle procrastination

So far we have looked at the role of thoughts and self-handicapping on procrastination. In this video we will take a better look at procrastination itself: what are the core mechanisms behind procrastination? Becoming aware of these mechanisms will help you to gain more control of it.

The mechanisms include:

• Life orientation: emotion driven versus value driven
• The difference between ‘clean pain’ and ‘dirty pain’

• Three avoidance strategies:

  1 – Avoidance

  2 – Distraction

  3 – Numbing

Please let us know which avoidance strategies you recognise.