Research shows that delaying important tasks is often driven by how the brain processes stress and threat—not by poor time ...

Let’s be honest. You’re probably reading this article while avoiding something else you should be doing right now. Don’t worry—the irony isn’t lost on me. An article about procrastination becoming yet ...

The common thread here is simple: stop thinking, start doing. Procrastination thrives in the gap between intention and action. It feeds on perfectionism, fear of incompetence, and the comfortable ...

Humans are by nature rational animals. Our ability to reason is supposedly what sets us apart from other animals, so it seems we ought to be incredibly reasonable, basing each action on deliberation ...

This post is the second of two posts on answers to the questions I have been asked most frequently over the past almost 40 years of studying the causes and consequences of chronic procrastination.

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

I've been talking quite a bit about procrastination because it's something that most people struggle with at one point or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is there a hack or tool to stop my pesky procrastination habit? (Getty/iStock) At some point, I must do something about my ...

We have a natural tendency to distract ourselves from important or difficult tasks. So, how can we recognize our triggers and overcome procrastination? Negative emotions, like self-doubt, anxiety, ...

It’s led many of us into a seemingly endless spiral. We wait until the last minute to do everything all at once right before it’s due and then need so long to recover from the exhaustion that the ...

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 ...