June 2024 PMID 38918442

Temporal discounting predicts procrastination in the real world.

Pei Yuan Zhang, Wei Ji Ma

Mentions

9
Peak: 4 in Aug 2025
across 4 sources since Jul 2024

Extended reach

249,970
potential audience

Total likes

37

Video views

926

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Jul 2024 – Dec 2025

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

The social discussions mostly reflect general agreement with the article's premise, with mentions that it sheds light on procrastination related to how rewards are perceived, exemplified by phrases like 'predicts procrastination' and references to 'temporal discounting.' The tone remains neutral and straightforward, indicating recognition rather than deep debate or critique, which supports moderate agreement and interest scores.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the validity of the research, highlighting its relevance to understanding procrastination.

InterestModerate interest

Participants show moderate curiosity, with some comments recognizing the importance of the findings, but few delve deeply into details.

EngagementModerate engagement

The repeated sharing of the article by account @SciReports suggests some level of ongoing interest, but there is limited analytical discussion or critique.

ImpactNeutral impact

While the discussions reinforce the relevance, they do not seem to suggest widespread or immediate practical implications.

Abstract in brief

  • The study investigates whether the tendency to devalue future rewards (temporal discounting) influences procrastination, especially for tasks with distant rewards, and finds a positive link between the two.
  • Researchers used a long-term real-world task and a detailed measure of procrastination over the entire work process, rather than just looking at the completion day, to better understand the relationship.
  • The findings suggest that people who heavily discount future rewards are more likely to procrastinate, supporting the idea that changing how rewards are perceived could help reduce procrastination.]

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Temporal discounting predicts procrastination in the real world, from @peiyuan9 and @weijima01 https://t.co/OvXXtzrNAf

Jul 6, 2024 · 3 likes · 124,205 followers View post →
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Temporal discounting predicts procrastination in the real world, from @peiyuan9 and @weijima01 https://t.co/vFzmEuxnYE

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RT @SciReports: Temporal discounting predicts procrastination in the real world, from @peiyuan9 and @weijima01 https://t.co/vFzmEuxnYE

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Temporal discounting predicts procrastination in the real world, from @peiyuan9 and @weijima01 https://t.co/vFzmEuxnYE

Sep 17, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 124,205 followers View post →
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Temporal discounting predicts procrastination in the real world, from @peiyuan9 and @weijima01 https://t.co/OvXXtzrNAf

Jul 6, 2024 · 3 likes · 124,205 followers View post →
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