Research shows that delaying important tasks is often driven by how the brain processes stress and threat—not by poor time ...

Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of starting, we suddenly feel compelled to tidy a drawer or reorganize the apps on our phone.

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 ...

5 Hacks , to Procrastinate Less. Try these 5 tips to break out of that cycle of procrastination. 1. , Don't rely on willpower alone. It's not the best motivator. 2. , Look for positives to help ...

The Trump administration is soon expected to propose a plan that would cap loans for a number of advanced degrees—including master’s and doctoral degrees in nursing—and it’s gone viral on social media ...

You know that assignment, message or email you keep avoiding — the one that lingers in the back of your mind even as you scroll, tidy or “just check one more thing”? New research from UC Santa Barbara ...

Do you have a procrastination habit you can't seem to get rid of? People use all sorts of little expressions to permit themselves to procrastinate. Too often, they don’t recognize they're trying to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Once someone starts procrastinating, then you start having all these thoughts about, ‘Why can’t I get going?’ That actually makes ...

When I mentioned to people that I was working on an article about procrastination, not a soul missed the opportunity to confide that he or she is truly a procrastinator. Could this be? Sure, this was ...