Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week's episode, we talk to Dr Fuschia Sirois, a well-being researcher from The University of Sheffield.

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Fuschia unpacks the psychology of procrastination – from why we do it, to how to stop.

And if that's not enough, you can hear even more from Fuschia on Instant Genius Extra.

On this subscription-only show, available on Apple Podcasts, we take a deeper dive into the topics covered on Instant Genius. In this episode, explains how being more compassionate isn’t only self-indulgent, but can also produce huge health rewards.

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Thomas Ling
Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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