New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 96% are guilty of this, where they intentionally stay up late to enjoy personal ...

A pesky “motivation brake” may control when we can be bothered to do something, and when we’d rather put it off.

New research shows Americans lose more than 300 hours of sleep every year by staying up late on purpose. Here’s why it’s ...

Patterns that look self-defeating often have a deeper logic, according to a new psychological analysis by Charlie ...

Self-harming and self-sabotaging behaviors, from skin picking to ghosting people, all stem from evolutionary survival ...

Most productivity apps quietly log your bad habits without actually changing them. I focus here on tools that interrupt ...

It's easy to put things off until the last minute, but if you are having trouble with procrastinating, here are four ...

Productive procrastination involves tricking the brain into thinking that you are doing lots of work Here’s what it means and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. Procrastination is a self-defeating pattern of behavior to ...

There’s nothing more uplifting than hearing about a world-shaking, life-enhancing new development. But science shouldn’t overlook the small stuff, or stop looking for new species of cute, fluffy ...