148. Listen To This If… You’re Facing A Big Deadline

Staring down a big deadline and suddenly overcome by the urge to tidy your desk, reorganise your bookshelf, or look up random facts? You're in good company. In this short episode, Jen and Michael (both fresh from some very big deadlines of their own) share how they get unstuck: treating procrastination as an emotional issue rather than a time-management one, being kind to yourself when you've (once again) left it late, holding onto the basics like sleep and good food, and remembering that progress always beats perfection.

You can find more great advice here: 

Procrastination is an emotional problem, Fast Company - why the fix is managing your feelings, not your calendar.

Why we procrastinate and what to do about it, APA's Speaking of Psychology podcast - a researcher on the surprising role of self-compassion.

Emotion regulation and procrastination, Solving Procrastination - practical, evidence-based strategies for getting started.

Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/nu8h