Psychol Sci May 2002 PMID 12009041

Procrastination, deadlines, and performance: self-control by precommitment.

Dan Ariely, Klaus Wertenbroch

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Peak: 6 in Jul 2023
across 5 sources since Jan 2017

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

The overall tone is supportive and reflective, with users referencing the article’s core ideas, such as self-control failure and costly self-imposed deadlines, and sharing personal anecdotes like working late into the night. The frequent mention of videos and examples highlights perceived relevance, while the tone remains casual and relatable, indicating moderate but meaningful engagement.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most posts acknowledge and support the findings of the publication, recognizing issues like self-control problems and the challenges of self-imposed deadlines.

InterestModerate interest

Discussions show moderate interest, with many posts sharing personal experiences or referencing specific methods like self-imposed deadlines and videos on procrastination.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts reflect active engagement, as users comment on their own procrastination strategies, cite the research, and share related content such as videos and examples.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions imply that the article influences personal understanding and strategies regarding procrastination, though not necessarily causing widespread change.

Abstract in brief

  • People often procrastinate but try to combat it by setting their own deadlines, which can be costly and intentional.
  • Self-imposed deadlines generally help improve task performance and motivate people to start or complete tasks.
  • However, people do not set these self-imposed deadlines in an optimal way for maximum benefit, making them less effective than externally imposed deadlines.]

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Aliasghar Honarmand | علی اصغر هنرمند
@aahonarmand · X

بنابراین تعیین ضرب‌العجل، چه توسط دیگران و چه خودمان یک کار مفید به حساب می‌آید. به‌شرطی که مهلت تعیین شده «منطقی» و «قابل اجرا» باشد. ۵/۵ https://t.co/vE6CdmsTco

May 10, 2023 · 376 likes · 2 shares · 45,579 followers View post →
Olga Shurchkov
@OlgaShurchkov · X

In light of this, I would like to find a good substitute paper to include on my behavioral econ syllabus instead of “Procrastination, deadlines, and performance: Self-control by precommitment” (only one I have by Ariely on there) Please suggest something #EconTwitter https://t.co/tFsQGJqZKy

Jul 28, 2023 · 24 likes · 4 shares · 1,881 followers View post →
d-o
@zakidai · X

@yasushiasako (いつ採点するかは別として)締め切りはまとめて一気よりも、小刻みに何回か設定する方が効き目があるのでしょうか。以前に以下の論文を教えて頂いたのと、経験的にもそうかなと…。 Ariely, D., & Wertenbroch, K. (2002). Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance https://t.co/IMHuO8jptW

Apr 6, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 2,045 followers View post →
#ByeByeX FloLu - Hamsterblau
@FloLHamsterblau · X

@YTCreatorsDE https://t.co/Q4AYgytF2t @maithi_nk ist einfach die Meisterin darin mich an YT zu "kleben" und ich verschlinge ein Video nachdem nächsten, auch wenn ich die Videos schin kenne

Nov 2, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 178 followers View post →
CΞAZOR.eth mak'n
@Ceazor7 · X

Citation: 75. Ariely, D., & Wertenbroch, K. (2002). Procrastination, deadlines, and performance: Self-control by precommitment. Psychological Science, 13(3), 219-224. @danariely 2/

May 26, 2022 · 1 like · 17,408 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

You have until 11pm. https://t.co/bTULbOGApk https://t.co/CctaHjdfG3

Jun 9, 2019 · 1 like · 6,230 followers View post →

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John Billings
@JohnHBillings · X

RT @OlgaShurchkov: In light of this, I would like to find a good substitute paper to include on my behavioral econ syllabus instead of “Pro…

Jul 29, 2023 · 4 shares · 158 followers View post →
Siri Isaksson
@dorotheafrenkel · X

RT @OlgaShurchkov: In light of this, I would like to find a good substitute paper to include on my behavioral econ syllabus instead of “Pro…

Jul 29, 2023 · 4 shares · 4,259 followers View post →
Remy Levin
@RemyLevin · X

RT @OlgaShurchkov: In light of this, I would like to find a good substitute paper to include on my behavioral econ syllabus instead of “Pro…

Jul 28, 2023 · 4 shares · 3,025 followers View post →
Olga Stoddard
@OlgaStoddard · X

RT @OlgaShurchkov: In light of this, I would like to find a good substitute paper to include on my behavioral econ syllabus instead of “Pro…

Jul 28, 2023 · 4 shares · 2,274 followers View post →
Olga Shurchkov
@OlgaShurchkov · X

In light of this, I would like to find a good substitute paper to include on my behavioral econ syllabus instead of “Procrastination, deadlines, and performance: Self-control by precommitment” (only one I have by Ariely on there) Please suggest something #EconTwitter https://t.co/tFsQGJqZKy

Jul 28, 2023 · 24 likes · 4 shares · 1,881 followers View post →
辻森樹
@tatsukix · X

https://t.co/hDXaYTkVbz

Jul 11, 2023 · 703 followers View post →
جاناتان مرغ دریایی
@janatan_m_darya · X

RT @aahonarmand: بنابراین تعیین ضرب‌العجل، چه توسط دیگران و چه خودمان یک کار مفید به حساب می‌آید. به‌شرطی که مهلت تعیین شده «منطقی» و «قابل…

May 10, 2023 · 2 shares · 640 followers View post →
Aliasghar Honarmand | علی اصغر هنرمند
@aahonarmand · X

بنابراین تعیین ضرب‌العجل، چه توسط دیگران و چه خودمان یک کار مفید به حساب می‌آید. به‌شرطی که مهلت تعیین شده «منطقی» و «قابل اجرا» باشد. ۵/۵ https://t.co/vE6CdmsTco

May 10, 2023 · 376 likes · 2 shares · 45,579 followers View post →
Kyung-Bok Boo
@kyungbokboo · X

Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Control by Precommitment on JSTOR - People have self-control problems, they recognize them, and they try to control them by self-imposing costly deadlines. These deadlines help people control https://t.co/waQoTdPMrE

Nov 28, 2022 · 1,160 followers View post →
Brodi
@BRODI_LP · X

RT @HamsterblauFDom: @YTCreatorsDE https://t.co/Q4AYgytF2t @maithi_nk ist einfach die Meisterin darin mich an YT zu "kleben" und ich versc…

Nov 2, 2022 · 1 share · 1,583 followers View post →
#ByeByeX FloLu - Hamsterblau
@FloLHamsterblau · X

@YTCreatorsDE https://t.co/Q4AYgytF2t @maithi_nk ist einfach die Meisterin darin mich an YT zu "kleben" und ich verschlinge ein Video nachdem nächsten, auch wenn ich die Videos schin kenne

Nov 2, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 178 followers View post →
Hooman Habibnia
@hb_hooman · X

@MasoudJasbi @GhazalDarmani ببخشید میون حرفاتون. منم این رو دیده بودم و سوال مشابهی داشتم: https://t.co/MMpocRcqDt البته که نظرم این شیوه‌ی خیلی عادلانه به نظر میاد!

Jun 19, 2022 · 1 like · 151 followers View post →
CΞAZOR.eth mak'n
@Ceazor7 · X

Citation: 75. Ariely, D., & Wertenbroch, K. (2002). Procrastination, deadlines, and performance: Self-control by precommitment. Psychological Science, 13(3), 219-224. @danariely 2/

May 26, 2022 · 1 like · 17,408 followers View post →
AK
@1qaz5tgb3edc · X

「締め切りを設定しても先延ばしは克服できない」 #心理学 #締め切り #先延ばし Ariely, D., & Wertenbroch, K. (2002). Procrastination, deadlines, and performance: Self-control by precommitment. Psychological science, 13(3), 219-224. https://t.co/eYO2vwjFgj

May 18, 2022 · 1 like · 5,784 followers View post →
Euleweis
@Euleweis · X

Katzenvideos statt arbeiten - warum prokrastinieren wir? https://t.co/171787OMMb via @YouTube

Nov 19, 2021 · 473 followers View post →
Eugen Dimant
@eugen_dimant · X

@AgnieszkaTymula @benleo_econ @EcScienceAssoc Seems consistent with Ariely’s work on procrastination, no? (Except that they found that self-selection, while improving the outcome, is still not the best solution) https://t.co/WsfLCEE9vX

Jul 8, 2021 · 1 like · 3,407 followers View post →
babis
@barbarative · X

May 16, 2020 · 234 followers View post →
Tweet Peasant Sterlace
@sterlace · X

In short, students (and everyone else) have self-control problems, they recognize that they have those problems, and they try to control them by self-imposing costly deadlines. Usually we don't do it effectively. https://t.co/8ApqpLJTjk

May 7, 2020 · 1,078 followers View post →
Tweet Peasant Sterlace
@sterlace · X

As I prepare for my summer courses that are now online, & as I take away as much requirement for synchronicity as I possibly can, I am constantly reminded of this paper: "Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Control by Precommitment" (Ariely & Wertenbroch)

May 7, 2020 · 1 like · 1,078 followers View post →
しげのβ版
@nega_rockwood · X

RT @zakidai: @yasushiasako (いつ採点するかは別として)締め切りはまとめて一気よりも、小刻みに何回か設定する方が効き目があるのでしょうか。以前に以下の論文を教えて頂いたのと、経験的にもそうかなと…。 Ariely, D., & Wertenbroch,…

Apr 6, 2020 · 2 shares · 417 followers View post →
d-o
@zakidai · X

@yasushiasako (いつ採点するかは別として)締め切りはまとめて一気よりも、小刻みに何回か設定する方が効き目があるのでしょうか。以前に以下の論文を教えて頂いたのと、経験的にもそうかなと…。 Ariely, D., & Wertenbroch, K. (2002). Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance https://t.co/IMHuO8jptW

Apr 6, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 2,045 followers View post →
tokatti
@tokatti_ · X

先延ばし 自分で締め切りを決めてもあまり意味はない 外から無理やりにやらされないと人間の先延ばし傾向は治らない https://t.co/Q382Gs5kaJ https://t.co/ebanTZgu3d #自分用メモ

Jan 22, 2020 · 189 followers View post →
Monika Kreusel
@monikakreusel · X

Nachdem ich dann gestern wirklich an meiner Internetseite gearbeitet habe und das bis um 2:45 Uhr, als ich endlich die ersten bearbeiteten Dateien hochgeladen habe, entdeckte ich eben dieses Video von @maithi_nk zu #Prokrastination: https://t.co/RRrCj1cHM1

Nov 3, 2019 · 861 followers View post →
Diesel
@DieselsVideos · X

@downpourin @kazenary Nur für Profis: prokastinieren mit Videos über Prokastination. https://t.co/9eHB5sNPM1

Sep 15, 2019 · 1 like · 963 followers View post →
Anna zwitschert
@AnnaLuhrs · X

Katzenvideos statt arbeiten - warum prokrastinieren wir? https://t.co/YUZtI9trpT Ich glaube privat und dienstlich prokrastiniere ich unterschiedlich

Jul 14, 2019 · 1 like · 406 followers View post →
Christian Bokhove
@cbokhove · X

You have until 11pm. https://t.co/bTULbOGApk https://t.co/CctaHjdfG3

Jun 9, 2019 · 1 like · 6,230 followers View post →
kamuurtes
@kamuurtes · X

Katzenvideos statt arbeiten - warum prokrastinieren wir? https://t.co/IfubD9lRbT via @YouTube

Mar 26, 2019 · 165 followers View post →