Are You Always Late? Science Explains Why and Gives You 4 Protocols to Fix It

About this episode

This episode explores the reasons behind chronic lateness and offers four protocols to help individuals improve their punctuality.

We’re diving into why some people are chronically late, what the research says about the four most common reasons some people are always late and four protocols to help you start showing up on time. STUDY CITATIONS Conte, J.M., & Jacobs, R.R. (2003). Validity evidence linking polychronicity and Big Five personality dimensions to absence, lateness, and performance. Human Performance, 16(2), 107–129.Wilmot, M.P., & Ones, D.S. (2019). A century of research on conscientiousness at work. P...

People in this episode

Host: Brandon White

Topics covered

• time management
• chronic lateness
• self-improvement
• productivity
• research findings

Keywords

• lateness
• punctuality
• time management
• self-improvement
• productivity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Human Performance, A century of research on conscientiousness at work

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