Catatan episode
Five years of unpaid taxes. Homework handed in on the last day of an extension. Some people are champion procrastinators.
Why? And what does task paralysis (sometimes called ADHD paralysis) have to do with it?
Today: the personality traits that make you more prone to procrastination, the types of tasks we're most likely to put off, and what to do if your to-do list sends you into fight-or-flight mode.
This episode first aired in August 2025.
Guests:
Eva
High school student
Dr Catherine Houlihan
Clinical psychologist
Senior lecturer in clinical psychology
Director of the UniSC Psychology Clinic
University of the Sunshine Coast
Credits:
Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
Producer: Rose Kerr
Senior producer: James Bullen
Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite
To view the transcript for this episode, head to its original webpage.
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