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New research which was recently published in Frontiers in Psychology provides important insights regarding the connection between sleep quality and the tendency to procrastinate.
Prior studies have shown that procrastination occurs as a result of a low capacity for self-regulation. Essentially, this means that people procrastinate because they are unable to properly control their behavior, which causes them to engage in unwanted, dilatory behaviors, instead of taking action which is aligned with their goals.
Prior studies have also shown that some people are naturally better at self-regulating their behavior than others. This ability is conceptualized through the trait of self-control, which is the ability to modify or override your inner responses, and refrain from engaging in unwanted behaviors. Accordingly, individuals who are low in self-control are more likely to procrastinate, while individuals who are high in self-control are less likely to procrastinate.
Since self-regulation is taxing from a cognitive perspective, sleep plays a crucial role in it, by helping replenish the relevant mental resources that people need in order to self-regulate successfully. However, for sleep to be considered restorative it has to be relatively high quality, and sleep quality depends on a variety of factors, such as how many times a person woke up during their sleep.
Prior studies have shown that procrastination occurs as a result of a low capacity for self-regulation. Essentially, this means that people procrastinate because they are unable to properly control their behavior, which causes them to engage in unwanted, dilatory behaviors, instead of taking action which is aligned with their goals.
Prior studies have also shown that some people are naturally better at self-regulating their behavior than others. This ability is conceptualized through the trait of self-control, which is the ability to modify or override your inner responses, and refrain from engaging in unwanted behaviors. Accordingly, individuals who are low in self-control are more likely to procrastinate, while individuals who are high in self-control are less likely to procrastinate.
Since self-regulation is taxing from a cognitive perspective, sleep plays a crucial role in it, by helping replenish the relevant mental resources that people need in order to self-regulate successfully. However, for sleep to be considered restorative it has to be relatively high quality, and sleep quality depends on a variety of factors, such as how many times a person woke up during their sleep.
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