A pesky “motivation brake” may control when we can be bothered to do something, and when we’d rather put it off.

Japanese scientists say the reason why you keep procrastinating is because of your brain's "motivation brake." ...

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

Readers of this blog will certainly know that I understand procrastination to be a problem of self-regulation. In fact, in the research literature, procrastination is seen as the quintessential ...

Two academic researchers and lecturers discuss the many factors that boost short- and long-term motivation and how to get yourself started when procrastination threatens. October 10, 2025 Motivation ...

For a long time, I thought I had a motivation problem. I downloaded productivity apps, set reminders, planned my days ...

The key to tackling a tough task is bridging the know-do gap and just getting started. I have always been a notorious procrastinator. I always turned in my homework at the last minute, studied for ...

Struggling to start tasks but able to hyperfocus once engaged? Experts explain the ADHD procrastination-hyperfocus cycle and how to work with it.