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by Timothy A. Pychyl
Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, where he specializes in the study of procrastination. See full bio

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Worry helps me cope: A metacognitive belief linked to procrastination

By Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D. on June 11, 2008 in Don't Delay

There's more than one type of procrastination. We can needlessly delay tasks - behavioral procrastination. We can also needlessly delay making decisions - decisional procrastination. A recent study indicates that both behavioral and decisional procrastination are related to maladaptive beliefs known as metacognitions. Read More

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