{"id":34707,"date":"2016-12-06T14:57:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T14:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=34707"},"modified":"2016-12-06T14:57:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T14:57:18","slug":"dilly-dally-magazine-set-to-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2016\/12\/06\/dilly-dally-magazine-set-to-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilly Dally magazine doesn’t hang about"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re feeling stressed over your habit of putting important things off until tomorrow, brand-new magazine Dilly Dally<\/em> is here to help the people of Cardiff. We believe in positive procrastination: recognising that you\u2019re going to put things off, but putting that otherwise wasted time to use by doing something that\u2019s good for you.<\/p>\n

Dilly Dally<\/em> is the magazine for positive procrastinators<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There is currently much debate among psychologists about whether procrastination is wholly negative, or if it can have positive outcomes. Dr Tim Pychyl<\/a>, of Carleton University, is an expert who has studied the subject for over 20 years and he believes the former.\u00a0He spoke to Dilly Dally<\/em> and explained his research indicates\u00a0that procrastination is an inherently self-destructive behaviour. He asserts, \u201cIt can never be positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others, such as Jin Nam Choi and Sarah Moran<\/a>, believe there are forms of \u201cactive procrastination\u201d in which putting things off can actually motivate some people to achieve excellent results by applying time pressure. There are also claims<\/a> that putting things off can help you make better decisions and tap into reserves of creativity.<\/p>\n

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Dr Pychyl disputes these claims, saying, \u201cActive procrastination is an oxymoron, because if you\u2019re active, you\u2019re not procrastinating, you\u2019re just using a different working style.\u201d But he warns\u00a0that punishing yourself for putting work off is counterproductive. Researchers FM Sirois and NJ Tosti<\/a> agree: their study suggests that being too self-critical after putting tasks off can lead to giving up rather than changing your ways.<\/p>\n

Have a look to see what Dilly Dally<\/em> offers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n