Ep.135 Why Your Procrastination Stems From A Fear Of Success & How To Fix It
Working Hard, Hardly Working
sophie@grace-beverley.com
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🗓️ 21 April 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Our first solo episode of the new era! In this episode I want to get into why procrastination isn’t really about laziness. It’s a deeply ingrained behavior with psychological roots, and avoiding it is a skill you can learn & practice.
A huge thank you to Professor Fuschia Sirois for speaking to me as part of my research for this episode. Fuschia is working on an anti-procrastination tool called TEMPO toolkit. It's free to use and you can register your interest for when it launches here: https://fuschiasirois.com/2024/11/12/do-you-or-someone-you-know-struggle-with-procrastination/
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CHAPTERS
0:00: Introduction
2:19: The Context
3:34: The Data
4:20: The Theories
7:12: Putting it into practice
11:48: The Expert
16:49: Sign off
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READING LIST
Procrastination, Prof Fuschia M Sirois: https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwjt4pnW4d6MAxXiiFAGHU-IKOoYABAHGgJkZw&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzYLABhD4ARIsALySuCRoXGW-CusL9MNiw92RJ6m0wWF65s_4jkZ_ZJBeoh-gIZEANOGUTvcaAiIUEALw_wcB&sig=AOD64_3_fDtaPeCyPR9IY9zY0qJ0UV4UkA&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwjMwJPW4d6MAxWkU0EAHStEFWcQ9aACKAB6BAgGED4&adurl=
Solving The Procrastination Puzzle, Prof Tim Pychyl: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solving-Procrastination-Puzzle-Concise-Strategies/dp/0399168125
Atomic Habits, James Clear: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/1847941834/ref=asc_df_1847941834/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696491569630&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=667304837050744158&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-551566274852&psc=1&mcid=5f87ef6d64c43173a6fbda470bbfcbf1&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696491569630&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=667304837050744158&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-551566274852&psc=1&gad_source=1
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