#009 - Why Procrastination Makes You Depressed & Depression Makes You Procrastinate (Dr. Tim Pychyl)

Summary: How does procrastination relate to things like depression and anxiety? Today Dr. Tim Pychyl helps us explore the emotional factors that initiate and drive procrastination, how procrastination can affect not only our mental, but our physical health and wellbeing, and increase our chances of things like coronary heart disease. We discover why we’re terrible at forecasting our future moods and why you’ll never “feel like doing it tomorrow”, how to grease the wheels of productivity and boost your willpower, and why Homer Simpson might have something very profound to teach us about how we treat our future selves. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: http://amzn.to/2je6FWi Backsliding, Understanding Weakness of Will: http://amzn.to/2jdTvZf The Courage to Be: http://amzn.to/2ieyiQh The Courage to Teach: http://amzn.to/2jyXzqr Man's Search for Meaning: http://amzn.to/2iexESY The Slow Professor: http://amzn.to/2ic3Cw3 The Art of Procrastination: http://amzn.to/2iXUih7 Getting Things Done: http://amzn.to/2ieAQyc DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.