'Task paralysis' and overcoming procrastination

Five years of unpaid taxes. Homework handed in on the last day of an extension. Some people are champion procrastinators.

Why? And what does task paralysis (sometimes called ADHD paralysis) have to do with it?

Today: the personality traits that make you more prone to procrastination, the types of tasks we're most likely to put off, and what to do if your to-do list sends you into fight-or-flight mode.

This episode first aired in August 2025.

Guests:

Eva

High school student

Dr Catherine Houlihan

Clinical psychologist

Senior lecturer in clinical psychology

Director of the UniSC Psychology Clinic

University of the Sunshine Coast