New Hope for Procrastination: Procrastinators are Trying to Repair Their Negative Moods by Avoiding Work According to the Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal has an intriguing article To Stop Procrastinating, Look to Science of Mood Repair. In the article, they discuss new research that suggests that many of the avoidant behaviors procrastinators use are actually attempts to repair low moods. Procrastinators often feel anxious or worried about the task they are attempting to accomplish, so that go to Facebook, the refrigerator, or to sleep to avoid those feelings. Learning new ways of dealing with negative feelings, and using some acceptance methods so that they can better tolerate the negative emotions are both helpful strategies for overcoming procrastination.

Highly recommended article, check it out! I’d write more, but I’m trying to get to work and stop avoiding by writing about avoidance!

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