It took Leonardo da Vinci years to finish painting the Mona Lisa. You could say the masterpiece was created by a master procrastinator. Sure, da Vinci wasn’t under a tight deadline, but his lengthy ...

Many of us struggle with procrastination. With the lure of social media and the siren song of so many distractions on our devices, it’s understandable. But procrastinating can be one of the most ...

(CNN) — Sam Dylan Finch was 27 years old when he reached a breaking point. Having dealt with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and procrastination for much of his life, Finch was proud he’d ...

The dawn of a new year marks a fresh start and motivates many people to break bad habits. Some are easier to shake than others, however, and the tendency to procrastinate is among the stickiest.

On September 6, we celebrate Fight Procrastination Day. This is your chance to deal with your procrastination problems. To be fair, each of us has felt the powerful urge to defer a critical task.

There are perceptions that engaging in a lifestyle of procrastination is useful and adaptive. In the past 30 plus years of research in my lab on procrastination, we just do not find it adaptive—sorry.

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While some psychologists believe laziness isn’t a true personality trait, being lazy can majorly impact your well-being. Here ...

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