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Cognition, Genetics, Thought October 8, 2015January 16, 2017

Psychologists study twins to learn more about the roots of procrastination

With so many digital distractions a mere mouse click away, procrastination is easier than ever. You want, nay need, to…

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Health, Insomnia, Sleep and dreaming August 1, 2014February 27, 2018

Psychologists investigate a major, ignored reason for our lack of sleep – bedtime procrastination

Short term, lack of sleep scrambles our mental functioning. Long term, the health consequences can be dire. What’s stopping us…

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Educational, Occupational May 4, 2010November 1, 2017

The cure for procrastination? Forgive yourself!

There are so many things you’d rather be doing than what you ought to be doing and what happens is…

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Podcast, Sleep and dreaming February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

Episode 11: How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep

In episode 11 of our PsychCrunch podcast, presenter Ginny Smith hears how how worry about sleep is sometimes more of a problem than lack of sleep itself.

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Podcast November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Episode 10: How To Stop Procrastinating

This is episode 10 of the PsychCrunch podcast: we find out about strategies for avoiding procrastination.

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Health, In Brief, Technology May 5, 2016July 30, 2016

A preliminary psychology of binge TV watching

A new study in the Journal of Health Psychology is the first to provide a scholarly definition of binge TV…

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Occupational March 16, 2016July 30, 2016

Busy people are especially good at bouncing back from missed deadlines

They say that if you want to get something done, you should ask a busy person. A new paper that’s…

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Feast March 12, 2016July 30, 2016

Link feast

Our editor’s pick of the 10 best psychology and neuroscience links from the last week or so: Replication: Is the…

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Feast May 16, 2015July 30, 2016

Link feast

Our pick of this week’s 10 best psychology and neuroscience links: Why We (and My Mum) Are So Glad The…

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Emotion, Gender, guest blogger, Mental health March 20, 2015July 30, 2016

Writing about your emotional pain could make you feel worse, unless you do it with “self-compassion”

By guest blogger Temma Ehrenfeld Some of us tend to brood over painful experiences. Others distract themselves, taking on more…

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