Welcome back. This is Savvy Psychologist. I'm Dr. Ellen Hendrickson and every week I'll help you meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and

zero judgment.

So a few months ago on the podcast we talked about procrastination and a number of you

wrote in and said it was helpful so let's continue the conversation but with a twist

by talking about different types of procrastinators.

So like forms of procrastination, from binge watching glow to shopping for dog raincoats online to stalking your middle school

friends on social media, procrastinators themselves come in many shapes and sizes.

But no matter what type of procrastinator you are, procrastination is tricky to overcome

because it involves a certain amount of self-deception. It makes us say, I'll do it later. I'm tired I need a break. I got

some stuff done. This is my reward. Or I have plenty of time.

Now, on a deeper level, we know exactly what we're doing.

But trying to motivate to do our taxes or write that term paper

doesn't stand a chance against the seemingly reasonable

justifications, procrastination loves to whisper in our ear.

But if procrastinating is getting you in trouble, like you're missing deadlines,

irritating those around you, or you just feel guilty about wasting your time,

the first step to addressing the situation is discerning what you get out of it.

What type of procrastinator are you?

So this week we'll cover the three most common procrastination profiles plus five ways to secede from the land of

procrastination. Ooh that was a bad one. All right let's get into it with type number one,

the avoider.

So if you're an avoider, you might say something like this.

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