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 ...

Senior leaders navigate a relentless stream of priorities, decisions, and deadlines. Yet, even the most seasoned among us occasionally falter when confronted with tasks we’d rather avoid—whether it’s ...

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, ...

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.

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.