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Almost all of us procrastinate. What does research say about this and what can you do about procrastination? Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro You are not lazy - 0:37 - Advice centers for serious cases 2:43 - Will to succeed vs. avoiding mistakes 3:54 - Procrastination equation according to Steel Four approaches to motivation - 10:45 - Increasing the expectation of success 16:30 - Increasing value 19:56 - Reducing impulsivity 25:55 - Reducing procrastination Specific tips - 28:58 - Systems instead of goals 33:02 - Guaranteeing the start 35:28 - Minimum performance according to BJ Fogg Advice centers: (Almost) every university and college has these centers. Please make use of them, because that is what they are there for! The following offers are available for students at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences: - Individual advice, no matter what the topic: Advice and Information Center for Parents, Personal and Social Affairs (BIZEPS), https://www.hs-neu-ulm.de/ueber-uns/f... - Courses on procrastination and many other topics: Psychosocial Counseling Center (PBS), https://studierendenwerk-ulm.de/berat... Literature: Clear, James (2018): Atomic Habits. Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones. London: Random House. Covey, Stephen R. (2018): The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Principles for Personal and Professional Success. 53rd edition. Offenbach: Gabal. Covington, Martin V. (1992): Making the grade. A self-worth perspective on motivation and school reform. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Duhigg, Charles (2017): Smarter, faster, better. Why some people get so much done - and others don't. Munich: Redline. Steel, Piers (2010): The Procrastination Equation. How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done. New York: Harper Perennial. Steel, Piers (2015): Motivational Diagnostic Test. URL: https://surveyyourself.files.wordpres... (December 9, 2019). Steel, Piers/Klingsieck, Katrin B. (2016): Academic procrastination: Psychological antecedents revisited. In: Australian Psychologist, 51. Jg. (1), pp. 36–46. Vermeer, Alex (2012): How to Get Motivated. A Guide for Defeating Procrastination. URL: https://alexvermeer.com/getmotivated/ (December 9, 2019). This video was not sponsored.