Procrastination has elements of being an emotional problem (we procrastinate when we feel depressed, anxious, or bored), and a project management problem (we don't see a route to getting things done ...

While it's almost impossible to completely eliminate procrastination in our lives, we can limit the number of times we procrastinate. We're all caught in the web of procrastination once in a while.

It’s 11 p.m. on a Sunday night. You are hunched over your desk staring into the computer screen, and there it is: an assignment due at 11:59. You look at the clock — it just turned 11:01. You had all ...

Do you see a pile of unfolded laundry, turn around, and run away? Are you feeling like your get-up-and-go took off and left for Bermuda? If so, you share something in common with many other adults ...

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Chances are that you know a procrastinator or may, in fact, be one yourself. A deadline fails to move you to action until the last moment, even if you’ve known about it for a long time. It isn’t until ...

Procrastination is described as the act of deferring, delaying or even post-posting tasks, despite the obvious awareness of possible negative outcomes or consequences, while opting to focus on less ...

Studying procrastination used to be a terrific way to avoid doing things I was supposed to be doing. It hasn’t been as much fun for me since one of the things I supposed to be doing was writing this ...

Why you keep putting things off—and what to do about it Medically reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW If you have ADHD, then you've probably found yourself struggling with procrastination—it seems like you're ...