Combatting Procrastination

When it comes time to sit down and write a manuscript of any kind, do you find many other things to do instead? Three senior faculty shared the strategies they use to leap the hurdle of procrastination and get down to writing.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants were be able to:
• Know several strategies to overcome procrastination.
• Use several techniques to identify thoughts that can lead to procrastination.
• Identify emotional sources of procrastination.

Target Audience: This activity was intended for faculty and faculty trainees.
Course Director: Miriam A. Bredella, MD

Panelists:
Andrew Nierenberg, MD, Director, Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation, MGH Professor of Psychiatry
Elyse Park, PhD, Program Director, Cancer Center Smokefree Support Service, MGH Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine
Nancy Tarbell, MD, Former HMS Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs, CC Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology

ACCREDITATION
Mass General Brigham is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.