Sooner rather than later: precrastination rather than procrastination
Abstract: Putting things off as long as possible (procrastination) is a well-known tendency. Less well known is the tendency to attempt to get things done as soon as possible, even if that involves extra effort (precrastination). Since its discovery in 2014, precrastination has been demonstrated in humans and animals and has recently been revealed in an analogous tendency called the mere-urgency effect. Trying to get things done as soon as one can may reflect optimal foraging, but another less obvious factor may also contribute—reducing cognitive demands associated with having to remember what to do when. Individual differences may also play a role. Understanding precrastination will have important implications for explaining why hurrying happens as often as it does and may help reduce the chance that haste makes waste
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
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Current directions in psychological science. - 28, 3 (2019) , 229-233, ISSN: 1467-8721
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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
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Universität
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2020
- Creator
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Rosenbaum, David A.
Fournier, Lisa R.
Levy-Tzedek, Shelly
McBride, Dawn M.
Rosenthal, Robert
Sauerberger, Kyle
VonderHaar, Rachel L.
Wasserman, Edward
Zentall, Thomas R.
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FRIAS Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften, Medizin und Ingenieurwissenschaften
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10.1177/0963721419833652
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-1524410
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Kein Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:25 AM CEST
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Associated
- Rosenbaum, David A.
- Fournier, Lisa R.
- Levy-Tzedek, Shelly
- McBride, Dawn M.
- Rosenthal, Robert
- Sauerberger, Kyle
- VonderHaar, Rachel L.
- Wasserman, Edward
- Zentall, Thomas R.
- FRIAS Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften, Medizin und Ingenieurwissenschaften
- Universität
Time of origin
- 2020
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