Guest: Claire Newton / Phsychologist.

In a 2013 study, Dr. Pychyl and Dr. Sirois found that procrastination can be understood as “the primacy of short-term mood repair … over the longer-term pursuit of intended actions.” Put simply, procrastination is about being more focused on “the immediate urgency of managing negative moods” than getting on with the task, Dr. Sirois said.

Guest:&nbsp;Claire Newton / Phsychologist.
In a 2013 study, Dr. Pychyl and Dr. Sirois found that procrastination can be understood as &ldquo;the primacy of short-term mood repair &hellip; over the longer-term pursuit of intended actions.&rdquo; Put simply, procrastination is about being more focused on &ldquo;the immediate urgency of managing negative moods&rdquo; than getting on with the task, Dr. Sirois said.

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Artscape has partnered with community, regional and national radio stations across the country to bring the 2020 New Voices Programme to individual South African households as radio dramas over a two-month period from June to August. 
The project seeks to give an opportunity to young writers as well as restoring dignity and confidence to those who have been disregarded and under-represented in the past. 

Guest :&nbsp;Rafieq Mammon | Artscape has partnered with community, regional and national radio stations across the country to bring the 2020 New Voices Programme to individual South African households as radio dramas over a two-month period from June to August.&nbsp; The project seeks to give an opportunity to young writers as well as restoring dignity and confidence to those who have been disregarded and under-represented in the past.&nbsp;

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