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 ...

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 ...

For many of us, procrastination comes with a lot of emotional baggage, says neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD. "We've been taught to associate procrastination with laziness and lack of willpower ...

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 ...

You’re staring at a to-do list, knowing you should get started, but your mind keeps drifting. Hours slip by while you bounce between tabs, forgetting what you meant to do next. If you’ve ever wondered ...

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...