In the commonly held view of procrastination, I failed to appropriately manage my time. Or maybe I was just lazy, unmotivated, distracted, or all of the above. But new research on the psychology of ...

You had every intention of starting that work report first thing Monday, but now, the deadline looms large. Sound familiar? You might have a problem with procrastination. “We procrastinate because we ...

Let’s be honest. You’re probably reading this article while avoiding something else you should be doing right now. Don’t worry—the irony isn’t lost on me. An article about procrastination becoming yet ...

There is no doubt that procrastination is a shallow grave in which life-changing opportunities are buried. Procrastination is the lack of taking action. We often prefer to do something else rather ...

A study by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder has found that a tendency to procrastinate is affected by genetic factors, which are also linked to a propensity to be impulsive.

November: Bent on fomenting trouble, my crafty and mischievous editor emails me asking if I'd like to write about a self-help book called 'The End of Procrastination,” by Petr Ludwig (St. Martin's, ...

Human beings have been procrastinating for hundreds of years. It’s such a part of who we are that Greek philosophers as far back as Plato developed the word “akrasia” to describe this behavior.