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We define procrastination as not doing what needs to be done when we know we need to do it. But you already knew that, right? It feels to college students (and many of the rest of us) like a world of ...

Consequently, if the task process is aversive, an outcome focus may be important as it may motivate action through a focus on goal importance or the consequences of failure (and we work to avoid this ...