Procrastination
Subject in Self-Improvement
Procrastination has come up in 2 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Oz PearlmanAmerican mentalist, Emmy Award-winning performer, and author of Read Your Mind
Pearlman describes setting a 24-hour alarm labeled with a dreaded task, doing the task immediately, then noticing how little dread remains the next day.
“I put an alarm for 24 hours from today and I write dread talking to landscaper as my thing. Took me three seconds to do that”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: How to Master Any Conversation, Communicate With Confidence, and Deal With Difficult People (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 31:10
Nadine Burke HarrisAmerican pediatrician, ACEs researcher and former Surgeon General of California
Burke Harris explains that procrastination and disorganization can stem from an overactive amygdala suppressing the prefrontal cortex.
“we see that prefrontal cortex is really just having a really hard time engaging, right? Because the amygdala is on overdrive”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Nervous System Reset: Do THIS Every Day to Rewire Your Brain From Stress and Anxiety (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:44
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 2 episodes
Episodes
How to Master Any Conversation, Communicate With Confidence, and Deal With Difficult PeopleThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Jul 6, 2026 · 1 h 9 min
Mel Robbins talks with mentalist Oz Pearlman about reading people, memorable first impressions, remembering names, overcoming rejection, spotting lies, and handling difficult people.
- Nervous System Reset: Do THIS Every Day to Rewire Your Brain From Stress and Anxiety
The Mel Robbins Podcast · Apr 27, 2026 · 1 h 15 min
Mel Robbins talks with pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris about adverse childhood experiences, overactive stress responses, and buffering practices that help regulate the nervous system.