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 ...
Procrastination is unfortunately something that most of us are familiar with. We’ve either experienced it firsthand or observed it in others: our students, children, employees, spouses, and more. It’s ...
Giving it a college try might not be enough anymore. Pro-procrastinators, beware: the practice might do more harm than good. Researchers have found that university students are at risk of depression, ...
In the commonly held view of procrastination, I failed to appropriately manage my time. Or maybe I was just lazy, unmotivated, distracted, or all of the above. But new research on the psychology of ...
After a jam-packed day, do you stay up late for some “me” time rather than go to bed a reasonable hour? If you’re in the habit of doing that, it could be a sign of revenge bedtime procrastination.
Procrastination is the enemy of progress. And at the beginning of every year, many of us promise ourselves that we will slay this beast. We make lists. We buy journals. We try new apps. But no matter ...
Dr. Joseph Ferrari, a psychologist at DePaul University in Chicago and an expert on procrastination, estimates that 20% of Americans are chronic procrastinators. “They delay at home, work, school, and ...
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 ...
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The COVID crisis throws into relief what happens when grief has—quite literally—nowhere to go. The evidence suggests that most people summon strengths that surpass their own expectations. Irrational ...
The worst procrastinators probably won’t be able to read this story. It’ll remind them of what they’re trying to avoid, psychologist Piers Steel says. Maybe they’re dragging their feet going to the ...
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Procrastination strikes everyone, and once it gets ahold of you, it can be very difficult to shake it off. When you imagine a highly ...