Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. There is a classic joke that when someone asks you what the ...

Procrastination is best understood as an emotion-focused coping strategy. We use task avoidance to escape the negative emotions associated with a task (e.g., frustration, boredom, stress, anxiety). As ...

Well congratulations, experts have confirmed that procrastinators are not lazy. They simply need to understand their reasoning behind procrastination in order to manage it. “A lot of people believe ...

Have an important task to complete? Behind on your deadlines? Stressed out because you know you might miss getting where you need to be on time? You are definitely not alone. Procrastination is a ...

Are comfortable with fear? Do you like to have a little bit of panic or threat to your survival built into each day? Whether we are consciously aware of it or not, this is what we do to ourselves when ...

Ever put off a chore simply because you weren’t in the mood to handle it? So has nearly everyone else on the planet. Procrastination reflects the human bias toward the present, or the desire to ...

Mental health and emotional concerns, including ADHD and anxiety, often lead to procrastination. Breaking down tasks, encouraging yourself, and ditching lengthy to-do lists can make a difference. A ...