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Stop Procrastinating Masterclass for Teens with Joey Mascio
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Why do Teens Procrastinate?
First of all, procrastination is just part of being a human. It's part of what we do to conserve energy and keep ourselves safe.
A lot of the teens that I work with have the habit of procrastinating in an attempt to avoid feeling an unpleasant emotion like boredom or overwhelm.
Often times when we've procrastinated, the result is more of what we were avoiding in the first place. I have one client who procrastinates her school work because she feels overwhelmed. The result of her procrastination is that she falls even further behind, which leads…
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