Understanding why we delay tasks may help reclaim productivity. Procrastination, the deliberate but detrimental deferring of tasks, has many forms. Sahiti Chebolu of the Max Planck Institute for ...

More than 80 percent of college students procrastinate when working on their assignments. But there are tips on dealing with the unproductive habit. Procrastination is often synonymous with laziness ...

In a fast-paced world, where the pressure to perform and achieve is constant, it's easy to fall into the trap of self-judgment. Are you genuinely lacking motivation, or is there a more complex ...

“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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. There is a classic joke that when someone asks you what the ...

There are many ways to avoid success in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. Procrastinators sabotage themselves. They put obstacles in their own path. They actually choose ...

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 ...

There is a growing belief, in the press and even by some scholars, that people are “born procrastinators.” Let me end this one at the start: not true. You are NOT born a procrastinator; you are NOT ...

Academic procrastination among students constitutes a pervasive challenge, entwining facets of self‐regulation, motivation, and cognitive processing. This tendency to delay important academic tasks ...

A life without goals is like a sailor losing his bearings. We can all imagine that he'll end up steering his ship onto a reef. So having goals is something that gives a reason to live and brings ...