Can you only start a boring admin task once your house is clean? Do you leave the trickiest emails to the end of the day? Delaying a goal or task – usually to do something less important instead – is ...

Procrastination is one of those habits we all recognize in ourselves, yet somehow excuse. We complain about how busy we are. We commiserate with colleagues about overloaded schedules. We answer emails ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People spend an average of 55 days per year procrastinating, and 40 percent of adults say procrastinating causes them to lose ...

<br>Thanks to e-mail, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Facebook, and countless other modern-day distractions, it's easier than ever to find excuses to not be getting work done. But procrastination leads to ...

Causes of procrastination: Distractions are a significant contributor to procrastination. Whether it is social media, constant notifications, or a cluttered workspace, distractions can quickly derail ...

How many times have you put off an important task or stared blankly at your computer screen for hours without achieving anything? You’re not alone. Procrastination affects us all and is especially ...

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Most of us procrastinate. We feel guilty about it and criticize ourselves for it. And yet we still do it. Why? Because of at least three factors: the absence of good habits and systems (poor ...