Procrastination is a near-universal experience that most of us can relate to all too well. Whether it’s putting off a work task, delaying that important phone call, or avoiding the start of a project ...

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

Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of starting, we suddenly ...

How many times have you heard yourself say, “I’ll do this later”? Or “I’ll do this tomorrow”? The statement itself is harmless and promising all at the same time. That’s what we call procrastination.

Patterns that look self-defeating often have a deeper logic, according to a new psychological analysis by Charlie ...

Episode 158: Hosts Scott Rada and Rick Kyte talk about the complex issue of procrastination and its ethical ramifications. The discussion explores the emotional and psychological reasons behind ...

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 ...

Self-harming and self-sabotaging behaviors, from skin picking to ghosting people, all stem from evolutionary survival ...

(CNN) -- 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 ...

Sleep procrastination is becoming increasingly common in our busy, tech-driven world. You know you should go to bed, but instead, you scroll on your phone, watch another episode of a show, or get ...

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 ...