Is procrastination a good thing? I just finished doing a TV interview on Al Jazeera's Riz Khan show, and that was one of the questions I and co-panelist Professor George Ainslie were asked. Dr.

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 ...

A recent Wall Street Journal essay by John Perry, author of the upcoming book, The Art of Procrastination, includes some tips for being a better procrastinator. You probably missed it because you were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Once someone starts procrastinating, then you start having all these thoughts about, ‘Why can’t I get going?’ That actually makes ...

Procrastination can be categorized as either putting off tasks habitually or delaying a specific project. While younger people face external pressures to meet deadlines, older individuals often ...

When I mentioned to people that I was working on an article about procrastination, not a soul missed the opportunity to confide that he or she is truly a procrastinator. Could this be? Sure, this was ...

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 ...