Procrastination, Fuschia M. Sirois
Procrastination, Fuschia M. Sirois
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Procrastination
What It Is, Why It's a Problem, and What You Can Do About It

Author: Fuschia M. Sirois

Narrator: Kate Udall

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/18/2023

Synopsis

Why do we procrastinate? How can we stop wasting time, and finish our work?

Drawing on the latest theory and research, this book explains why people procrastinate, and provides practical, evidence-based strategies to help you stop delaying, complete your tasks, and fulfill your potential. At the heart of procrastination are your emotions and ability to regulate your mood. In this book you will learn how to dial down negative emotions, and replace old habits with new ones that can help you stay on track with your tasks and goals. You will also learn how to treat your procrastination with compassion, rather than harsh judgments or complicated analyses of your motivation.

Exercises in the book help you recognize why a task might be triggering negative feelings, plus how to be more self-compassionate, and how to build meaning into the everyday tasks that help you reach your goals. This book is ideal for anyone who struggles with procrastination, or knows someone who does, and who is looking for evidence-based insights and strategies for dealing with procrastination.

About Fuschia M. Sirois

Fuschia M. Sirois, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Durham University, Durham, England, and heads the Self-Regulation in Health and Well-Being Laboratory. For more than twenty years, she has researched the causes and consequences of procrastination as well as how emotions play a role in explaining why people procrastinate. Her research also examines the role of positive psychology traits, states, and interventions for supporting self-regulation and enhancing health and well-being. Prof. Sirois writes and presents talks for academic audiences and the general public on topics that include gratitude, self-compassion, loneliness, perfectionism, and how procrastination is linked to mood.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jake on July 18, 2024

This book frames procrastination as a behavior of pain avoidance. The author contends with the common assertion of procrastination being a failing of will, a fault in planning , or some related species of excuse, by asserting that procrastination is a feature not a bug. Perhaps they would not frame i......more

Goodreads review by Nergis on January 01, 2025

It looks like the author found the cure for procrastination.......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on December 16, 2023

Really helpful book about procrastination. Did you know it’s not actually a time management problem? Some of the psychology about it was mind-blowing. She also provided very helpful tips and exercises to fix your procrastination that I will definitely be putting into practice.......more

Goodreads review by Raffaello on January 09, 2023

Book of the Day – Procrastination Today’s Book of the Day is PROCRASTINATION: WHAT IT IS, WHY IT’S A PROBLEM, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, written by Fuschia Sirois in 2022 and published by APA LifeTools. Fuschia Sirois is a psychologist and a professor in the Department of Psychology at Durham Unive......more

Goodreads review by M on November 29, 2022

As a chronic procrastinator I desperately wanted to learn about and treat the causes of my own self-sabotage. Dr. Fuschia Sioris does an excellent job of defining and delivering the science behind procrastination. However, I found redundancy, guilt, and questionable studies as a running theme. Don't......more

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