QUESTION FROM DAVID: Do u think the higher figures reported in procrastination since 1978 are simply ironically because researchers and publishers are reporting on it more now i.e.e
In a study conducted in 2007, about a quarter of surveyed adults reported that procrastination was one of their defining personality traits.
QUESTION FROM DAVID: Do u think the higher figures reported in procrastination since 1978 are simply — ironically — because researchers and publishers are reporting on it more now — i.e. not procrastinating in their study of this realm?
Pychyl's latest research suggests that those who were more in touch with their future selves -- both two months and 10 years down the line -- reported fewer procrastination behaviors.
Research suggests that those who were "more in touch with their future selves" both two months and 10 years later reported fewer procrastination behaviors.
Key predictors of lifetime non-prescriptive psychostimulant use included self-reported procrastination and poor time-management, use of other substances (especially nicotine/tobacco, alcohol, and cocaine), and students' perception of non-prescriptive psychostimulant use as normative on campus.
Only the regulation of motivation factor successfully predicted students' reported use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies and their procrastination.
Earlier this year, BBC Capital reported that napping policies led to slacking off and procrastination at some companies, and a 30% drop in productivity at one Toronto-based tech start-up.
A day after the American Airlines crash in Queens, travel agents reported scattered cancellations of airline bookings yesterday and signs of procrastination as leisure travelers held out hope that desperate carriers would slash fares to lure holiday business.
The studies, which reported aggregate results and did not test for group-level differences, demonstrated overall positive relations between active procrastination and desirable characteristics.
In some cases reported in the literature, introduction of digital resources has even led to negative effects, such as decreased attendance (Traphagan et al., 2010) and procrastination in learning efforts.
