Working out which types of procrastinators we are is crucial to overcoming a problem that harms our finances, health and ...

When you understand what’s going on in your brain, you can break the cycle and start to get things done. We can all probably agree that procrastination isn’t wise. Some of us like to believe we work ...

Documents on desk stack up high waiting to be managed. Source: WeStudio/Shutterstock Have you ever procrastinated? Don’t worry – we all have. Procrastination is not laziness – it’s stress! Putting off ...

“Procrastination is the feeling that says, ‘I’m stuck," Toyin Crandell says, as she brushes a handful of curls across her forehead. “Helplessness is what it is.” Indeed, procrastination is often ...

Procrastination rarely gets the respect that it deserves. When psychologists address procastinating at all, it is often with a touch of tongue-in-cheek humour. While everybody procrastinates at some ...

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...

University students have a lot of freedom but not much structure. This can be bad for habitual procrastinators. Studies have shown that at least half of university students procrastinate to a level ...

Is procrastination such a bad thing? The conventional wisdom is that procrastination is something that should be avoided at all costs. And indeed, I have written plenty of articles about the downsides ...

I’ll be honest: When I’m facing a difficult work task that requires real focus and deep concentration, you’ll find me scrolling through Instagram, reading a ...

An 18-year-long study published in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology finds that people tend to procrastinate less as they move through young adulthood. Research on procrastination has mostly ...