Recent research shows 88% of workers procrastinate 60+ minutes daily on the job, which can ultimately cost the US economy an estimated $70 billion per year. It can personally cost us as well. A report ...

From time to time, everybody leaves a task lingering on their to-do list for a few hours — or days, or weeks — too long.

Procrastinating, or intentionally putting off necessary tasks, is something everyone does from time to time, said Robin Nordmeyer, founder and managing director of the Center for Living Well with ADHD ...

Some research from psychologists has challenged conventional thinking about procrastination, suggesting that it’s not a matter of willpower or focus. Mood and emotion regulation are the main culprits ...

At some point, I must do something about my procrastination habit,” is a thought I’ve had at periodic intervals, before deciding to do something else instead. It was last year that I first began to ...

When you scroll on your phone or watch TV in bed, you’re training your brain to think that’s what you’re supposed to do in bed, Salas says. A good rule of thumb is to reserve your bed for sleep, ...

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 ...

Is there a simple and easy way to start making that critical self-change you’ve put off? Perhaps there is, but you’ll have to work at it. I’ll share a five-step staircase technique to combat ...

Do you catch yourself frequently putting off tasks on your to-do list at work? Instead of moving forward on a project with a looming deadline or being proactive about your overflowing inbox, you feel ...

A reader emailed saying he wants to start a business, but it seems too hard. And, since he’s keeping his full-time job – which is the best approach for most aspiring entrepreneurs – he doesn’t feel he ...