“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. I write about the ever-changing workforce and leadership. The definition of procrastination, according to Merriam-Webster, is to ...

Procrastination isn’t about time — it’s about emotion. Here’s how to work with your brain to navigate emotions and overcome procrastination. Procrastination is not a time management problem. Every act ...

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 ...

Annemieke Apergis-Schoute received funding from The Wellcome Trust for previous OCD research. Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of ...

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 ...

Last month I set a one-year goal for myself: to write at least 30 minutes per day on at least five days per week. It doesn't matter what I write, the point is to develop a writer's mindset and routine ...

Procrastination plagues us all, though some of us report a more chronic experience of pushing off un-fun tasks to the final hour (or never completing them at all). Some studies estimate that around 25 ...

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination is a psychological response to a lack of daytime autonomy. Chronic sleep delay is linked to cardiovascular disease and impaired cognitive function. Adults typically ...