I'm Sam.
And I'm Neil.
Come on, Neil, let's make a start!
I've got a deadline to meet today,
and I haven't finished my work yet!
Let me guess,
it's because you delayed, and delayed,
and put your work off until the last minute - as usual!
You're a real procrastinator, Sam -
someone who keeps delaying things that need to be done.
What can I say?
I work better when a deadline is approaching.
I see, but did you know that that people who procrastinate
have higher levels of stress and lower wellbeing?
Procrastination is also linked with lower financial and career success,
so there's a lot of reasons not to do it.
In this programme, we're discussing procrastination -
the act of delaying things that must be done until later,
often because they're difficult, boring or unpleasant.
And, as usual,