In his new book, Wait: The Art and Science of Delay, Frank Partnoy claims that when faced with a decision, we should assess how long we have to make it, and then wait until the last possible moment to ...

Whether it’s a task at work or at home, we all procrastinate now and then. But why do we sometimes put off the things we know we have to do? “At times, we may be stressed, frustrated or simply not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the ever-changing workforce and leadership. The definition of procrastination, according to Merriam-Webster, is to ...

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 ...

It takes deliberate strategies to avoid becoming our own worst enemy by procrastinating on our intended actions. Here are some tips, all based on research, that will keep you one step ahead of ...

All of us experience procrastination once in a while. Whether it's scrolling the phone when you should be working on your ...

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More than 80 percent of college students procrastinate when working on their assignments. But there are tips on dealing with the unproductive habit. Procrastination is often synonymous with laziness ...

Overcoming procrastination is something every entrepreneur must deal with sooner or later. While you can’t expect to fully banish procrastination from your life experience or business, you can become ...

Do you have a procrastination habit you can't seem to get rid of? People use all sorts of little expressions to permit themselves to procrastinate. Too often, they don’t recognize they're trying to ...