Monday, March 22, 2010
Edwin passed me this article to read which i thought might be interesting for some of you. The whole article can be found here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200903/affective-forecasting-intentions-and-why-we-procrastinate
Heres the bit which i thought summarize the whole article:
The real catch here, I think, is that when we intend a future action, our affective state is often particularly positive. Why? Because we're putting off action until the future (at the very least a relief), or we're imagining ourselves engaged in some action that we perceive will make us happy, and this is pleasant in and of itself. This is particularly true for actions related to future health behaviors. For example, if I intend to go for a run tomorrow, I feel good about myself for making such a proactive health-related intention. Good for me! My current affective state is positive, and I incorrectly forecast that my affective state tomorrow at the intended time of the run will be the same.
For those too lazy to even read the above text, this is my one line summary:
Live like there is no tomorrow, do it now, not tomorrow.
posted at 8:24 PM
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Edwin passed me this article to read which i thought might be interesting for some of you. The whole article can be found here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/200903/affective-forecasting-intentions-and-why-we-procrastinate
Heres the bit which i thought summarize the whole article:
The real catch here, I think, is that when we intend a future action, our affective state is often particularly positive. Why? Because we're putting off action until the future (at the very least a relief), or we're imagining ourselves engaged in some action that we perceive will make us happy, and this is pleasant in and of itself. This is particularly true for actions related to future health behaviors. For example, if I intend to go for a run tomorrow, I feel good about myself for making such a proactive health-related intention. Good for me! My current affective state is positive, and I incorrectly forecast that my affective state tomorrow at the intended time of the run will be the same.
For those too lazy to even read the above text, this is my one line summary:
Live like there is no tomorrow, do it now, not tomorrow.
posted at 8:24 PM
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