Delay, Delay, Delay

Almost every aspect of lives moves at rapid pace. We struggle to keep up. We’re told we have to keep up or get left behind. That to delay, is to procrastinate and that just may be the cardinal sin of the digital age.

But what if delay, be it a few seconds, a few weeks or more, helps us to make better decisions and achieve better outcomes? In life, in business, in the pursuit of happiness, delay may be our friend. Just maybe the procrastinators know something that we don’t. Law and Finance Professor Frank Partnoy explains in Wait: The Art and Science of Delay, that delaying our responses can transform our experiences for the better.

My conversation with Frank Partnoy.

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Procrastination

If there is a dysfunction symptomatic of our times, perhaps it is procrastination. It often separates those who succeed from those who don't.  It causes loose of productivity. It prevents so many from fully achieving what they are truly capable of.  Why is it so prevalent, how do psychiatrists see it, and why is it so hard to correct.  Dr. Jane Burka, a psychologist, has been looking at this problem for over twenty-five years.  Her bookProcrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now, is just out in an updated 25th Anniversary Edition.

My conversation with Dr. Jane Burka:

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