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unfinishingAuthor: Emily Anderson
unfinishing celebrates projects that are incomplete, abandoned, works in progress, or not public. Guests on unfinishing rediscover and find the value in secret and incomplete schemes. Presented by Emily Anderson. Website: unfinishing.co.uk Instagram: @unfinishingpod Email: emily@unfinishing.co.uk Twitter: @TrueBagglerag Language: en Genres: Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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with Fuschia Sirois. Procrastination and what to do about it.
Episode 1
Monday, 5 January, 2026
unfinishing is the podcast about projects that are incomplete, abandoned, works-in-progress or not public. It’s presented by Emily Anderson and the artwork is by Graham Oakes. If you have an incomplete or private project you’d like to talk about, please contact us via our website: https://unfinishing.co.uk/.My guest in this episode is Fuschia Sirois, a Professor in Social and Health Psychology at Durham University, and a former Canada Research Chair in Health and Well-being. For over twenty years, Professor Sirois has researched the causes and consequences of procrastination, so she’s the perfect person to speak to about things not getting finished.We talk about what procrastination is, why we do it, and how we can help ourselves to overcome it. Fuschia gives some brilliant insights into why procrastination is bad for your health, and how it's linked to our emotions.Fuschia’s advice on what to do when you find yourself procrastinating are at the end of the episode, but she's also developed a tool to help stop procrastination. It's called TEMPO and you can find out more via the link below. Links of interestFuschia’s website: https://fuschiasirois.com/2024/11/12/do-you-or-someone-you-know-struggle-with-procrastination/Sign up for the TEMPO tool: https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eJzXFb6SBwNPI46 If you liked this episode you can:1. Give it a rating or a review:On Apple: tap on the podcast thumbnail (the logo), and scroll down to below the episodes until you find the ratings and reviews section.On Spotify: click on the three dots below the podcast art and title (next to settings), and select ‘Rate show’.2. Check out the website and sign up to the unfinishing newsletter: https://unfinishing.co.uk/contact This is the best way to stay up to date!3. Tag us in your social media posts:Instagram: @unfinishingpodBluesky: @unfinishing.bsky.social Twitter: @TrueBagglerag
