Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. You have ambition and drive, but you find yourself stalling ...

Here’s how to overcome self-criticism, fear of failure and the need for perfection. Imagine Benny, a recently hired software engineer who grapples with persistent self-doubt about his capacity to ...

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 ...

We define procrastination as not doing what needs to be done when we know we need to do it. But you already knew that, right? It feels to college students (and many of the rest of us) like a world of ...

You may have already been criticized for some of your behaviors: your tendency to procrastinate, your apparent disorder or your pronounced taste for solitude. But did you know that these character ...

Many people set their standards high but constantly feel like they’ve failed. This can be because of a vicious cycle made up of what’s known as the 3 Ps: perfectionism, procrastination, and paralysis.