How to Stop Procrastinating, According to the World’s Leading Expert (It’s Not What You Think)

Are you always the one who is late for everything?

Do you find yourself procrastinating, no matter how hard you try to stay focused?

Does managing your time to get everything done feel impossible?

Mel sits down with THE world’s leading researcher on procrastination.

Dr. Joseph Ferrari is a distinguished Professor of Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago, where he has spent nearly three decades researching with colleagues around the world about why we procrastinate. Today, he’s sharing those surprising findings with you.

Topics discussed include:

How research defines procrastination. (It’s not what you think.)

Why procrastination is an epidemic.

How procrastinators see the world.

The difference between someone who procrastinates and a procrastinator.

Signs you may be a chronic procrastinator.

How the Premack Principle helps you get stuff done.

The REAL reason you procrastinate.

Why “social esteem” is so important to procrastinators.

The ONE word that can change how you think about yourself.

A powerful strategy to use when you feel stuck.

The link between procrastination and perfectionism.

The difference between an excuse and a legitimate reason.

How to deal with procrastinators in your life.

You can purchase Dr. Ferrari’s latest book, Still Procrastinating, here: https://shorturl.at/aJPR0

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Disclaimer

New Academic Insight.

I’ve heard discussions about procrastination for over 40 years and this is a new perspective for me.

Was a hard one for me

Thanks Mel for doing what you do for all of us everyday. You are and amazing inspiration and you handled this guest in a SUPERB way, I felt a bit uncomfortable with his delivery and it made it hard to focus on the message for me.

❤️ Mel as always.

I was not a fan of this guest, the message was great but the delivery was terrible from him. I applaud Mel for advocating for the regular person who can't afford a therapist. Thank you!!!

Appalled by the arrogance of the guest

Despite the guest's potential valuable insights, his inability to communicate respectfully overshadowed any meaningful information he had to share. Rather than attentively listening to Mel's questions, he consistently interrupted her with insulting responses, presuming he knew what she was asking. His vitriolic outbursts were completely unwarranted. It begs the question, how can listeners truly appreciate his expertise as a researcher if he fails to engage in active listening during communication? It's highly likely that he doesn't even listen to his research participants if he behaves this way in a simple conversation.

Mel deserves a five-star review for her remarkable ability to handle this incredibly disrespectful guest with grace and poise.

THIS guy…

Two major problems with this episode, in no particular order:
1) He’s insufferable. This episode, and the guest, were both cringey and mind blowing to listen to.
2) “World’s leading expert” on procrastination? lol nope. Google “leading experts on procrastination.” Lots of names pop up…but this guy’s name isn’t one of ‘em.

Love ya, Mel…but whoever writes your episode titles and info should be more discerning when using deliberate attention-grabbing phrases like “world’s top/leading expert” and “world-renowned.” Most of the time, those phrases are simply not true, and honestly, they’re so overused in your episode titles at this point, they have lost any real meaning. It’s really okay to just say “expert.” When you add in words like “Harvard trained” or “world renowned” or “#1 expert,” it is over the top, tries too hard, and has icky tabloid headline vibes, all of which cheapen the material therein and lower its credibility.