Okay, so there’s only one thing you told yourself you have to do today. It’s already afternoon and you haven’t made a lick of progress on it. You’ve done all sorts of other things. You’ve even been ...

Procrastination is one of those habits we all recognize in ourselves, yet somehow excuse. We complain about how busy we are. We commiserate with colleagues about overloaded schedules. We answer emails ...

Procrastination can be a problem in our lives. It can hinder your ability to achieve the goals you set out for yourself. It can cause us to feel anxious if we wait until the last minute to work on an ...

The dream of writing a book burns brightly in many hearts. However, the path from inspiration to a finished manuscript can be fraught with a powerful enemy: procrastination. This article equips ...

Recent research shows 88% of workers procrastinate 60+ minutes daily on the job, which can ultimately cost the US economy an estimated $70 billion per year. It can personally cost us as well. A report ...

Picture yourself in line at the grocery store at the end of the day, when everyone is stopping in to pick up something for dinner. The line is moving slowly. A dad and his little kid are two feet in ...

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A reader emailed saying he wants to start a business, but it seems too hard. And, since he’s keeping his full-time job – which is the best approach for most aspiring entrepreneurs – he doesn’t feel he ...

<br>Thanks to e-mail, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Facebook, and countless other modern-day distractions, it's easier than ever to find excuses to not be getting work done. But procrastination leads to ...

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We often mistake kicking the can down the road for laziness, berating ourselves for delaying unchecked boxes on our to-do lists. However, procrastination isn’t mere laziness. It actually buys us ...