Why Do We Procrastinate?
You know that thing you ve been putting off for awhile, that could probably be done now but instead not doing cause it doesn t sound like fun right now? Well here s an explanation as to why you probably feel that way. So stop procrastinating and get back to work! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Accalia Elementia, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Fatima Iqbal, Thomas J., Chris Peters, Tim Curwick, Lucy McGlasson, Andreas Heydeck, Will and Sonja Marple, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Charles George, Christopher Collins, and Patrick D. Ashmore. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kate_Eskine/publication/49641657_Academic_procrastination_in_college_students_the_role_of_self-reported_executive_function/links/5413057e0cf2bb7347db1857.pdf http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/exploring-the-genetics-of-ill-do-it-tomorrow.html http://pss.sagepub.com/content/25/6/1178 http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2010/04/procrastination.aspx http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2013/april-13/why-wait-the-science-behind-procrastination.html http://www.wsj.com/articles/to-stop-procrastinating-start-by-understanding-whats-really-going-on-1441043167 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10865-015-9629-2 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886915003840 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/spc3.12011/abstract http://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/executive-function/ http://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70350180162&origin=inward&txGid=0 Images: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod#/media/File:Seneca.JPG
