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Jan 2024
18m 30s

Do NOT “schedule” procrastination when y...

David A Greenwood
About this episode

There are huge misconceptions and misunderstandings about procrastination. And Dave tackles this because of a recent social media post he saw telling people that they should schedule procrastination to manage their time. That's bad advice to say the least and to a greater extent reckless, especially for adults with ADHD.

There is an enormous difference between procrastination and strategic delay and Dave goes through both and offers a few tips on how to understand your own procrastination a little better.

He also talks about how strategically delaying certain tasks or projects can actually work in your favor and help lower your stress.

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