People spend an average of 55 days per year procrastinating, and 40 percent of adults say procrastinating causes them to lose money. Procrastination also costs businesses money, as 86 percent of ...

Most of us put things off every now and then. If procrastination is becoming a real problem for you, your emotions may need some work. You’re up late the day working on an assignment you absolutely ...

Procrastination can be a problem in our lives. It can hinder your ability to achieve the goals you set out for yourself. It can cause us to feel anxious if we wait until the last minute to work on an ...

We have a natural tendency to distract ourselves from important or difficult tasks. So, how can we recognize our triggers and overcome procrastination? Negative emotions, like self-doubt, anxiety, ...

Most productivity apps quietly log your bad habits without actually changing them. I focus here on tools that interrupt procrastination in real time, forcing decisions, reshaping routines, and ...

Quick, what are you procrastinating on right now? For a lot of us—cough, me—the answer might be, “Uh, what am I not procrastinating on?” It’s common to put off your responsibilities, whether that’s an ...

How familiar is this scenario? You have a stressful work assignment that needs to be completed by EOD, but before you engage, you check your email for the fifth time in 15 minutes, scroll through ...

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 ...

Let’s be honest. You’re probably reading this article while avoiding something else you should be doing right now. Don’t worry—the irony isn’t lost on me. An article about procrastination becoming yet ...

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