Everybody procrastinates from time to time, and most of us are always trying to find ways to procrastinate less. Procrastination is, for the most part, an inherently unproductive action. The basic ...

Procrastination is choosing to delay something you meant to do, even though waiting makes you worse off overall. Disengaging from the task makes us feel better immediately, explains Fuschia Sirois, ...

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This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Procrastination is a common behavior many people struggle with ...

John Perry’s classic Chronicle essay, “How to Procrastinate and Still Get Things Done,” is as delightful to read in 2024 as it was in its year of publication: 1996 — which, strangely enough, also ...

Overcoming procrastination is something every entrepreneur must deal with sooner or later. While you can’t expect to fully banish procrastination from your life experience or business, you can become ...

I should warn you: There are no "silver bullets" in this post. Changing behavior is hard work, especially if you're trying to break the habit of procrastinating. But if you're willing to invest in the ...

Daniel Willingham, a cognitive scientist and author of How To Outsmart Your Brain and Why Don't Students Like School? has some tips for procrastinators. I am going to summarize them here — and add a ...