Fellow Princetonians, to the detriment of my work and to the frustration of my editor and anyone who’s ever given me a deadline, I procrastinate. I push things off to the last possible minute and only ...

Some research from psychologists has challenged conventional thinking about procrastination, suggesting that it’s not a matter of willpower or focus. Mood and emotion regulation are the main culprits ...

Call it what you want—sustainable productivity, intentional living, healthy productivity: all of us want to be productive without burning ourselves out. But earlier this year, I was stuck in a ...

On September 6, we celebrate Fight Procrastination Day. This is your chance to deal with your procrastination problems. To be fair, each of us has felt the powerful urge to defer a critical task.

A Lake Superior College professor has published a book with tips for young adults and college students to quit procrastinating. “Stop Stalling” is chock-full of practical advice for students. Jane ...

The saying goes “why put off for tomorrow what you can do today”, but that is sometimes easier said than done. Here are some tips to help. We have all experienced moments of procrastination where we ...

Just about anyone who has ever put off a troublesome task is familiar with one of my Secrets of Adulthood: Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination. When there’s some chore you ...

Why do students procrastinate? And how do I help them stop? In general, laziness is not the problem. Here’s something I wrote about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week: “Can you please ...

You may think that one of America’s biggest problems is procrastination. It turns out that is not the case, it’s precrastination. Precrastination is when you actually do things earlier than you have ...

I procrastinate. Terribly. And the truth is I keep fucking my life up because of it. I'm on the brink of doing it again, and I really don't want to. I want to learn to understand this problem, the ...