Here & Now 's Jeremy Hobson talks with Carleton University psychology professor Tim Pychyl (@procrastwitate) about why procrastination is such a common problem, and how we can stop doing it.

Struggling with procrastination? You're not alone. It’s not just about time management. Here's the psychology behind what's really going on and how to break the cycle.

So the goal, in the words of the contemporary American spiritual author Gregg Krech, isn’t to eradicate procrastination, but to become a better procrastinator, making the best choices about what ...

Procrastination can be slothful or prudent, a vice or a virtue, depending on your habits and the tasks at hand. Here are five tips for putting off the right things in the right way.

A main characteristic of procrastination is the intention-action gap. This means that procrastinators mean well, but they don’t implement their goals. Procrastination is characterized by self ...

Brain Matters What causes your brain to procrastinate and how to face it A study shows that there are two ways that may help in tackling procrastination — setting reminders and envisioning your ...

Step 2: Procrastinate consistently Once you’ve rid yourself of the negative self talk and the idea that procrastination is always terrible, you can learn to be better at it, says Wignall.

It’s you procrastinating by doing other work.” The first step is to notice when you’re doing it: McKinney suggests auditing your to-do list to figure out what the priority is and how to make ...