Can you only start a boring admin task once your house is clean? Do you leave the trickiest emails to the end of the day? Delaying a goal or task—usually to do something less important instead—is ...

There are many ways to avoid success in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. Procrastinators sabotage themselves. They put obstacles in their own path. They actually choose ...

Always putting things off? There are many causes. Learn how to overcome 9 self-destructive procrastination styles, from perfectionism to thrill-seeking.

Usually, when we think about procrastination, we think about delaying the hard, boring or unpleasant things in life — paying bills, doing laundry or meeting work deadlines. The bulk of scientific ...

Procrastination isn’t just a matter of motivation or bad time management,” Dr Shatz says. “These are really unhelpful ...

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Joseph Ferrari is a Depaul University professor who has studied procrastination for 40 years. He’s written several books about it including one released in 2010 called, Still Procrastinating: The No ...

You know exactly what you should do. You even want to do it. Yet somehow you don’t. Instead, you check your phone, rearrange your desk, make another cup of tea, or convince yourself you’ll start ...

Despite having specific strengths with self-discipline and productivity in many facets of their lives, highly intelligent people often fall victim to procrastination tendencies. Whether it's a side ...

As the new year no longer feels new and we've resumed normal post-holiday routines, I couldn't help but wonder about resolutions. More specifically, why so many of us wait until the new year for the ...