Research shows that delaying important tasks is often driven by how the brain processes stress and threat—not by poor time ...

The common thread here is simple: stop thinking, start doing. Procrastination thrives in the gap between intention and action. It feeds on perfectionism, fear of incompetence, and the comfortable ...

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 ...

Humans are by nature rational animals. Our ability to reason is supposedly what sets us apart from other animals, so it seems we ought to be incredibly reasonable, basing each action on deliberation ...

This post is the second of two posts on answers to the questions I have been asked most frequently over the past almost 40 years of studying the causes and consequences of chronic procrastination.

The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 96% are guilty of this, where they intentionally stay up late to enjoy personal time, even knowing it will negatively affect their sleep.

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this ...

I've been talking quite a bit about procrastination because it's something that most people struggle with at one point or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is there a hack or tool to stop my pesky procrastination habit? (Getty/iStock) At some point, I must do something about my ...

It’s led many of us into a seemingly endless spiral. We wait until the last minute to do everything all at once right before it’s due and then need so long to recover from the exhaustion that the ...

Discover how widespread self-sabotaging behavior is linked to how our brains evolved in a world full of unknown dangers and how to break the cycle for good.

Procrastination helps creative thinking. You might come back to it with a fresher approach if you procrastinate. These are two of 13 positive beliefs that some chronic procrastinators reported. There ...