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Here's the real reason you procrastinate | Fuschia Sirois | TEDxNewcastle
You're not lazy. You're avoiding a feeling.
Who it's for
Sirois presents her research showing that procrastination is a short-term emotion-regulation strategy: we delay to escape the negative feelings a task brings up, not because of laziness or poor time management.
Guilty, stuck, self-critical about avoidance→Less ashamed, ready to take a small first step
Feelings it meets
What it is
In this TEDxNewcastle talk (2022), procrastination researcher Fuschia Sirois argues that procrastination is not laziness or poor time management but a way to escape the negative feelings a task brings up, and that the short-term relief can feed a cycle of guilt, shame and further delay. She outlines its costs to work, sleep, mental and physical health.
Where to find it
Free on YouTube.
Before you start
Heads up: Brief mention of heart disease.
Age: Not rated (suggested 13+)
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Giving”
