Procrastination is one of those habits we all recognize in ourselves, yet somehow excuse. We complain about how busy we are. We commiserate with colleagues about overloaded schedules. We answer emails ...

Procrastination doesn't have to be a source of shame, according to Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD. Instead, "get curious" about the problem.

Writer AJ Jacobs has come up with a counterintuitive approach to beating procrastination: embracing the discomfort. In the latest edition of his Experimental Living newsletter, AJ describes his ...

This neuroscience-backed method will help you pinpoint the exact cause of your procrastination so you can finally beat it. Maybe you watch cat videos. Or alphabetize your spice drawer. Or tick every ...

People on average spend 55 days per year procrastinating, and 40% of adults say procrastinating causes them to lose money. Procrastination also costs businesses money, as 86% of workers confess to ...

Procrastinating isn’t always a bad thing — a few years ago, Adam Grant resolved to procrastinate more, not less — still: For most of us, starting late isn’t always the best route to take. So with all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. This article tackles procrastination, framed as "fake productivity," by offering five ChatGPT prompts to boost real output. It ...

Procrastination silently sabotages your opportunities to learn to operate at higher levels of effectiveness. Preventing learning procrastination may be among your most important self-help improvement ...

All the way back in the 1930s, famed Harvard psychologist B.F. Skinner developed a unified theory of procrastination. You may recall Skinner’s name from psychology 101. He was the guy who bribed rats ...