A Psychologist's Guide to Overcoming Procrastination

Learn the different types of procrastination and identify which one or ones apply to you. Note: Transcripts are below the videos and in downloadable .pdf format in the files. The worksheet pages that go with each lesson are also downloadable from each lesson's Files section.

• 1-1 What is procrastination?
  12m41s
• 1-3 Perfectionism & Procrastination: Kissing Cousins
  7m6s
• 1-2 The Merry-Go-Round of Overwhelm
  5m37s
• 1-4 Fear Factor: Success, Failure, and Imposter Syndrome
  7m51s
• 1-5 Not Resisting Is Futile
  4m18s
• 1-6 Nothing Sounds Good: The Boredom-Negative Emotion Trap
  4m28s
• 1-7 Maybe It's Not Procrastination...
  9m3s

In this section, we'll explore different psychology-based techniques to help you address the procrastination drivers discussed previously. There is some overlap in that different strategies will be helpful for more than one reason, so it's a good idea to watch all the lessons in this section.

• 2-1 Section Intro: Choose Your Strategy Wisely
  9m46s
• 2-2 Strategies and Tactics for Overwhelm Procrastination
  13m13s
• 2-3 Strategies and Tactics for Perfectionism Procrastination, Part One: Unfreeze Yourself
  14m15s
• 2-4 Strategies and Tactics for Perfectionism Procrastination, Part Two: Letting Go
  12m29s
• 2-5 Strategies and Tactics for Boredom
  9m34s
• 2-6 Structured Procrastination
  4m4s

The best way to get out of a hole is to not jump in to begin with. At the end of this section, you'll have strategies and tactics to keep you from procrastinating in the first place, or if you do (because we're all human), to minimize its negative effects.

• 3-1 Introduction to Procrastination Prevention
  5m53s
• 3-2 Know Who You Are
  17m7s
• 3-3 Introduction to Mindfulness: Not What You Think
  18m38s
• 3-4 Getting Ahead with Habits and Routines
  10m43s
• 3-5 The Power of Accountability
  8m21s
• 3-6 Distraction Management and Course Wrap-Up
  14m5s

Got questions? Come to the monthly *live* Q&A session. Please see the lesson for times and registration links.

• Q&A Links
  1m41s