New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of starting, we suddenly ...

Patterns that look self-defeating often have a deeper logic, according to a new psychological analysis by Charlie ...

The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 96% are guilty of this, where they intentionally stay up late to enjoy personal ...

Self-harming and self-sabotaging behaviors, from skin picking to ghosting people, all stem from evolutionary survival ...

Every time you sit at your desk to get things done, you are slowed down by the demon called procrastination. It is a ...

Productive procrastination involves tricking the brain into thinking that you are doing lots of work Here’s what it means and ...

Discover how widespread self-sabotaging behavior is linked to how our brains evolved in a world full of unknown dangers and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. Procrastination is a self-defeating pattern of behavior to ...

Putting off things we don’t want to do or don’t enjoy is common. The Cambridge Dictionary defines procrastination as ‘the act of delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or ...

Procrastination is something that we’re all subject to. At best it makes for a mild case of guilt or shame. At its worst it can lead to relationship tensions, personal confusion, even job loss or ...