Expert Advice to Help You , Stop Procrastinating.<br />CNN recently spoke with experts to help readers, overcome the tendency to procrastinate.<br />Psychologist Linda Sapadin suggests that the key <br />to changing your behaviors is knowing why you <br />procrastinate and learning how to combat it.<br />In her book 'How to Beat Procrastination in the Digital Age,' <br />Sapadin described multiple procrastination styles, <br />including the perfectionist, the dreamer and the worrier.<br />In her book 'How to Beat Procrastination in the Digital Age,' <br />Sapadin described multiple procrastination styles, <br />including the perfectionist, the dreamer and the worrier.<br />Itamar Shatz, a researcher at the University of Cambridge, <br />suggests that both perfectionists and worriers struggle<br />with initiative due to a fear of failure or criticism.<br />Challenge those beliefs and <br />your behavior by recognizing that <br />perfectionistic standards are unrealistic, Itamar Shatz, Researcher at the University of Cambridge, via CNN.<br />Replace them with standards that <br />are good enough instead while <br />giving yourself permission <br />to make some mistakes, Itamar Shatz, Researcher at the University of Cambridge, via CNN.<br />When it comes to dreamers, Vara Saripalli, a Chicago-based <br />clinical psychologist, says that logistical details <br />stand in the way of realizing grand visions. .<br />When it comes to dreamers, Vara Saripalli, a Chicago-based <br />clinical psychologist, says that logistical details <br />stand in the way of realizing grand visions. .<br />According to CNN's experts, creating a timeline for your <br />plan and changing words like "soon" or "eventually" to <br />specific times can help combat dreamers tendencies. .<br />According to CNN's experts, creating a timeline for your <br />plan and changing words like "soon" or "eventually" to <br />specific times can help combat dreamers tendencies. .<br />Procrastinating can lead to falling behind at work <br />or falling short when it comes to achieving goals. .<br />Frequent procrastination has also been associated <br />with mental and emotional impacts, including <br />depression, anxiety and poor sleep.
