Joshua, the host of "Oh, That's A Fact," discusses PROCRASTINATION in the first episode. He argues that procrastination is often misunderstood, being more about emotional regulation than laziness. He identifies two types: passive/chronic and active/strategic. Active procrastination can enhance creativity, decision-making, and efficiency. Joshua cites a 2016 Stanford study showing procrastinators generate 28% more creative ideas. He also mentions Victor Hugo's strategic delay in writing "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Joshua provides practical tips like the Two-Minute Rule, Task Decomposition/Chunking and the app, Goblin Tools to manage procrastination effectively.
Quick Quizlet Question:
How long does it typically take to form a habit?
A) 21 days
B) 30 days
C) 66 days
D) 90 days
E) 1,000,000 years
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# Bibliography
1. Psychological Science (2018) – Neural Basis of Procrastination
2. American Psychological Association – Procrastination Statistics
3. APA.org – Rationalizations for Procrastination
4. PubMed Central – Exploring the Genetics of Procrastination
5. Fast Company – 5 Unexpected Benefits of Procrastination
6. Stanford Creativity Study (2016)
7. MIT Sloan Management Review (2022)
8. Harvard Business Review – “The Strategic Value of Delay”
9. Fast Company – 5 Unexpected Benefits of Procrastination
10. James Clear – The 2-Minute Rule
11. Cal Newport – Time-Block Planning
12. UC Berkeley – Language and Task Aversion Research (2023)
13. Daniel E Gustavson - Genetic Relations Among Procrastination, Impulsivity, and Goal-Management Ability: Implications for the Evolutionary Origin of Procrastination https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4185275/
14. Miller, G. A. (1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Psychological Review, 63(2), 81-97
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