Do you find yourself constantly putting off important tasks? This week on Work in Progress: The Personal Productivity Science Insights Podcast, host Joahanna Wickramaratne interviews career and life happiness coach Manuela Pauer to address the painful obstacle that is procrastination, and how it impedes on our productivity. With over 14 years of experience, Manuela Pauer specializes in helping mid-career professionals connect with their purpose, passions, and strengths, to create a career and life they love. Prior to helping other professionals, Manuela Pauer saw a successful corporate career spanning strategy consulting at Bain & Company, product management at a Silicon Valley startup, as well as executive directing product management and strategic planning at AOL, formerly known as America Online. In this episode, Manuela Pauer highlights and addresses some common misconceptions she’s come across about procrastination, elaborating on the emotional and psychological factors that contribute to the largely undesired habit. Additionally, Manuela Pauer sheds light on how to recognize and disrupt the pattern of procrastination. Together, Joahanna and Manuela Pauer discuss habits that may prove useful in avoiding procrastination. So, tune in this week for practical pointers on keeping yourself on track for optimum productivity! Follow and connect with Manuela Pauer via the following platforms:Website: https://www.pauercoaching.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauer.coaching/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelapauer/  Produced by the Personal Productivity Science Labs, a division of LMSL, the Life Management Science Labs.  Explore LMSL at https://lifemanagementsciencelabs.com/ and visit https://pp.lmsl.net for further information about Personal Productivity Science Labs. Follow us on Social Media to stay updated:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@productivitysciencelabs  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/personal.productivity.science.labs  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/productivity.science.labs/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/personal-productivity-science-labs/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/PPScienceLabs  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@productvity.science.labs  You can also subscribe and listen to the show on your preferred podcasting platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/work-in-progress-the-personal-productivity-science/id1648510051  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6L7yQ04WzqSmOujb1Tv9zF Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d496df8d-8897-4042-949c-2fbe9031e6c1/work-in-progress-the-personal-productivity-science-insights-podcast  iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-work-in-progress-the-perso-102862795/  Podbean: https://personalproductivityinsights.podbean.com/ PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3402172  Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/work-in-progress-the-personal-4914174