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Task paralysis and procrastination - why it's so hard to get sh*t done
Manage episode 503412438 series 2648360
Five years of unpaid taxes. Homework handed in on the last day of an extension. Some people are champion procrastinators.
Why? And what does task paralysis (sometimes called ADHD paralysis) have to do with it?
Today: the personality traits that make you more prone to procrastination, the types of tasks we're most likely to put off, and what to do if your to-do list sends you into fight-or-flight mode.
You can binge more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar on the ABC Listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.
Guests:
EvaHigh school student
Dr Catherine HoulihanClinical psychologistSenior lecturer in clinical psychologyDirector of the UniSC Psychology ClinicUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite
More information:
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Manage episode 503412438 series 2648360
Five years of unpaid taxes. Homework handed in on the last day of an extension. Some people are champion procrastinators.
Why? And what does task paralysis (sometimes called ADHD paralysis) have to do with it?
Today: the personality traits that make you more prone to procrastination, the types of tasks we're most likely to put off, and what to do if your to-do list sends you into fight-or-flight mode.
You can binge more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar on the ABC Listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.
Guests:
EvaHigh school student
Dr Catherine HoulihanClinical psychologistSenior lecturer in clinical psychologyDirector of the UniSC Psychology ClinicUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
Credits:
- Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
- Producer: Rose Kerr
- Senior producer: James Bullen
- Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite
More information:
The skills supercommunicators use, which you can learn too
Outwardly impressive, losing it on the inside? The cognitive distortions of a high achiever
756 episodes
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