with Fuschia Sirois. Procrastination and what to do about it.
First broadcast on Tuesday 6 January 2026.
Fuschia Sirois is a Professor in Social and Health Psychology at Durham University, and a former Canada Research Chair in Health and Well-being. For over twenty years, Professor Sirois has researched the causes and consequences of procrastination, so she’s the perfect person to speak to about things not getting finished.
We talk about what procrastination is, why we do it, and how we can help ourselves to overcome it. Fuschia gives some brilliant insights into why procrastination is bad for your health, and how it's linked to our emotions.
Fuschia’s advice on what to do when you find yourself procrastinating are at the end of the episode, but she's also developed a tool to help stop procrastination. It's called TEMPO and you can find out more via the link below.
About Fuschia
Fuschia has authored over a 120 peer-reviewed journal papers, over 200 conference papers, and edited two books. She has also authored a self-help book on procrastination titled Procrastination: What It Is, Why It’s a Problem, and What You Can Do About It published by the American Psychological Association, and given a TEDx talk on the real reasons we procrastinate.
Her research has been funded by a number of national funding agencies including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada, The Economic and Social Research Council (UK), and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK).
Links of interest
Fuschia’s website: https://fuschiasirois.com/2024/11/12/do-you-or-someone-you-know-struggle-with-procrastination/
Sign up for the TEMPO tool: https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eJzXFb6SBwNPI46
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