Procrastination isn't laziness, lack of discipline, lack of willpower, etc.: it's disempowerment. Disempowerment means you aren't missing anything, bu...
Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 05.22.2012
We all procrastinate. Whether it's putting off the challenging phone call or trolling Facebook when we should be writing a proposal, we all avoid certain tasks.
Dr. Kristene Doyle | Posted 05.15.2012
As much as humans engage in these self-sabotaging behaviors, we do have the ability to change. If procrastination is a problem for you, here are some strategies to help you overcome it.
Posted 04.11.2012
Taxes are due on Tuesday, April 17. Yikes! That's less than a week away. Many of us wait until the last minute to file our taxes and when it's ...
Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 06.02.2012
What "duty" might you perform today that would make you, as Mark Twain says, agreeable with yourself?
David Wygant | Posted 05.26.2012
It's ironic. Today I've thought about death, and I've been inspired to live.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.16.2012
I find that when I make the effort to prepare properly, and then to clean up after myself as I go, tasks proceed much more smoothly. And almost nothing is more satisfying than working easily and well.
The Huffington Post | Kate Bratskeir | Posted 03.12.2012
Early Sunday morning, we lost an all-too-precious hour of sleep -- and today we're likely losing something else: productivity. A recent study publi...
Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 05.07.2012
Some people are methodical by nature. It makes them physically ill to leave things until right before the deadline. But if you're the type of person who likes the focused energy of just-in-time delivery, here are five ways to make procrastination work for you.
SavvySugar | Posted 02.17.2012
Some people may wonder why procrastination advice seems to never work for them and if there is a deeper issue at hand. Well, for 20 percent of the pop...
Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. | Posted 04.15.2012
Procrastination can result in additional stress, a sense of guilt and crisis, loss of personal productivity and social disapproval for not meeting one's responsibilities or commitments.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 04.14.2012
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.
Robert Leahy, Ph.D. | Posted 03.28.2012
If you are like me you have found yourself putting off things to do that you know would be good to get done. We procrastinate on exercise, getting the taxes done, cleaning the house, making that phone call and getting our work done.
Ann Brenoff | Posted 03.16.2012
Our generation may not have invented delaying what needs to get done, but we surely refined it.
Lauren Tai | Posted 03.12.2012
Most students view procrastination as a harmful and distracting tangent from the task they should be doing. However, it can actually benefit us in more than just one way.
Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 02.16.2012
As a college professor, I see differences among students in their amount of procrastination all the time.
Richard Gaudreau | Posted 02.14.2012
When you can wait, And do anything you want, When you can wait, And not do anything, Everyday. Then the days are thin and burdens...
Her Campus | Posted 01.17.2012
Applying to college is overwhelming. It can make you want to rip out your hair, scream at your computer, and essentially do anything but fill out the ...
Penny Love Hoff | Posted 01.13.2012
On Downward Days you won't be drawn outside. so you need to have a plan. Call it willpower. Call it pre-comittment. By any name, the important thing is to be ready for it in advance.
Isabel Kaplan | Posted 01.08.2012
National Novel Writing Month is a web-based writing "challenge" which challenges participants to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. NaNoWriMo counsels participants to understand that "You will be writing a lot of crap. And that's a good thing."
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 12.21.2011
I've found that articulating a specific rule is a great way to make sure that my habits and tendencies contribute to my happiness, instead of detracting from it.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 12.12.2011
How many times each day do you try to work yourself up to tackle some undesirable task? If you're like me -- several. Nothing is more exhausting than the task that is never started, so I've come up with some tricks to use on myself, to prod myself to get started.
Eliezer Sobel | Posted 12.09.2011
On my way to the studio I notice the path is partly blocked by an overgrown shrub, so I put the pliers down, go to the tool shed to get hedge clippers and trim back the intrusive plant. I go in and sit at my desk to prepare for the class.
Susan Stiffleman | Posted 11.01.2011
Dear Susan, My eleven-year-old is the worst procrastinator in the world. I have to threaten to ground him to get him to do things he doesn't want ...
David Wygant | Posted 07.22.2011
Have you heard about the new disease that is sweeping the nation? It is called "procrastinitis," and it makes approach anxiety look like an over-the-counter illness.
Hillary Rettig | Posted 05.31.2012