Waiting for someone who is chronically late can be annoying—but what if their procrastination has hidden benefits? New research suggests it might.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A shamefully long time after the paper or project was first announced, you finally sit down to get it done — only because today is the due date. Now you’re sweating buckets while mentally reprimanding ...

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 ...