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Ralph Caspers talks about procrastination and why you can forgive yourself if you often put things off. Do you know that feeling? You really need to study for an exam, but suddenly you think of lots of things that you could do beforehand: read the internet, for example, or have a quick look on YouTube. The pile of dishes in your kitchen is growing and growing, the fresh laundry is still in the laundry basket waiting to be folded? If so, then you are one of those people who like to procrastinate. Procrastination is the technical term for this extremely common human trait. It is very important to note that there is harmless everyday procrastination, and there is procrastination that puts your training qualification or your job at risk. The damage caused by the consequences of procrastination is much more unpleasant than the postponed activity itself. Ralph Caspers asks: Why do we do it? Why do we put things off, even though in some cases it can even put us in great distress? In the video, Ralph shows you what research says about procrastination, what the causes behind it might be and why procrastination is okay. Chapters: 00:00 Why we procrastinate 05:50 Why some people procrastinate a lot and others don't Authors: Kathrin Passig, Kristin Raabe Editing / Graphics: Christian Kloprogge, Christoph Köster Sound design: Florian Ebrecht More from Quarks about procrastination: Procrastination: That's why you often put things off https://www.facebook.com/quarks.de/vi... That's why it can be worth putting things off - quarks.de: https://www.quarks.de/gesellschaft/ps... Sources: “Neural connectome features of procrastination: Current progress and future direction” (Chen, Feng 2022) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... “How Study Environments Foster Academic Procrastination: Overview and Recommendations” (Svartdal et al. 2020): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/... “Overcoming procrastination? A meta-analysis of intervention studies” (van Eerde, Klingsieck 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... “I forgive myself, now I can study: How self-forgiveness for procrastinating can reduce future procrastination” (Wohl, MJ, Pychyl, TA, & Bennett, SH 2010) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... The graphic at 2:48 (“temporal discounting”): “Examining Procrastination Across Multiple Goal Stages: A Longitudinal Study of Temporal Motivation Theory” (Steel et al. 2018) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/... Did you like the video? Then subscribe now to the official Quarks channel with Ralph Caspers @DimensionRalph on YouTube! Also visit the official Quarks channel on YouTube: @Quarks #Quarks on Instagram: / / Quarks on Twitter: / quarkswdr Quarks on Facebook: / #Prokrastination #dimensionralph #ralphcaspers