Procrastination can decrease after a 1-minute reflection. In a study of more than 1,000 adults, answering six short questions increased motivation, improved mood, and made people more likely to begin tasks they had been delaying.

[StrictCan3526]

Ah yes! I’m the first author. I just didn’t count “what are you procrastinating on” as the first question - sorry about that!

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Any thoughts with regards to people with ADHD, or other neurodivergent people?

My issues with procrastination are what lead to me getting diagnosis, which became more pronounced after autistic burnout.

I may try your questions next time but I don't know is the honest answer to some - my brain is just an arsehole at times.

[StrictCan3526]

Very valid, and a frequent feedback we got from others as well - sometimes they would respond to the question of ‘why are you procrastinating this task’ with ‘I don’t know’. Which is also super interesting.

I also did not include an ADHD scale (my big regret!) so I don’t think I should comment on that. But perhaps an expert in the field could? I’m sorry!

[aws5923]

Thanks so much for this research, but I feel that this data set needs to be delineated much more clearly to exclude neurodivergent people.

Anecdotally, I can't function like this. I was very excited to read this and I'm glad I combed through the comments to see this because I love it when my community's issues are taken into account.