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#71 I Procrastinate Therefore I Cram: How to Break the Procrastination Cycle with Dr. Shannon Bennet
Everyone procrastinates—especially in college—but what’s really going on when you keep pushing things off? In this episode, Dr. Shannon Bennett (Weill Cornell Medicine) joins us to unpack why procrastination is so common, how it connects to emotions like anxiety, self-doubt, and perfectionism, and what you can do to get unstuck.
We cover:
Why procrastination isn’t about laziness
The emotional roots of putting things off (fear of failure, perfectionism, boredom, self-doubt)
Why college is a perfect storm for procrastination (so much freedom, so many distractions)
Simple but powerful strategies…
The skinny
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