Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Procrastination isn't just about poor time management—it's a complex dance between the brain's desire for immediate gratification ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The worst procrastinators received significantly lower grades in a college course with many deadlines than did low or moderate-level procrastinators, a new study found. The worst ...

After so many years studying procrastination, Joseph Ferrari has some thoughts about why you can’t seem to get anything done — and how to fix that.

What does it mean to be lazy? Are procrastinators lazy? I hear this all the time, "Procrastinators are just lazy." I believe there's some truth in it, at least in terms of the meaning of the words.

People with an optimistic outlook on the future are less likely to be severe procrastinators, according to new research at the University of Tokyo. The findings are published in the journal Scientific ...

College students who routinely cram at the last minute may not only see their grades suffer, but their health, too, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 3,500 college students ...

When deadlines are not absolute or clearly defined, procrastinators do successfully meet them. In my previous post, The Secret Life of Procrastinators and the Stigma of Delay, I promised to discuss ...

is a psychologist whose main interest is the study of emotions. But she couldn't resist the curiosity she felt about the procrastinators she's met. So she started to explore what makes them tick, why ...

Getting stuff done is easy when you’re on a roll. You know the plan and you’re typing furiously on a mission to execute. Productivity is glorious. When you’re stuck in perfectionism and ...

To get better at completing tasks you must work through the childhood trauma caused by this type of parent. The effects of being raised by a narcissistic parent are profound and long-lasting. How they ...

It's no secret that most people don't look forward to filing their taxes every year. And turns out, a significant number of Americans are waiting until the last minute to do so. Nearly a third of ...