Procrastination doesn't have to be a source of shame, according to Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD. Instead, "get curious" about the ...

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Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...

Patterns that look self-defeating often have a deeper logic, according to a new psychological analysis by Charlie Heriot-Maitland, a clinical psychologist whose work examines why people harm ...

Overcoming procrastination is something every entrepreneur must deal with sooner or later. While you can’t expect to fully banish procrastination from your life experience or business, you can become ...

In the past year, I’ve made progress on addressing the root cause of my distraction. Here’s what works for me. It’s an average Wednesday afternoon—arguably my least favorite day of the week. I find ...

Self-sabotaging actions like procrastination and perfectionism, though seemingly destructive, are actually survival instincts, according to psychologist Dr. Charlie Heriot-Maitland. His book reveals ...

Self-doubting is an underrated source of much needless misery and this misery is made worse when self-doubting co-occurs with anxiety and procrastination to form a triple trouble pattern. Here is how ...

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