It’s a pattern that can feel confusing, frustrating, and isolating, especially when you’re trying to manage the flow of your day. This pattern, often referred to as the ADHD cycle of procrastination ...

Do you ever feel so overwhelmed with dreaded tasks that you do anything else instead of beginning them? Does it seem like you're running in place and not getting where you want to go? Instead of ...

(Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was previously published in 2021.) Dear Annie: This is in response to “Tired of Waiting,” whose husband will not stop procrastinating. One of the ...

How many times have you heard yourself say, “I’ll do this later”? Or “I’ll do this tomorrow”? The statement itself is harmless and promising all at the same time. That’s what we call procrastination.

(CNN) — Sam Dylan Finch was 27 years old when he reached a breaking point. Having dealt with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and procrastination for much of his life, Finch was proud he’d ...

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 ...

Procrastination is choosing to delay something you meant to do, even though waiting makes you worse off overall. Disengaging from the task makes us feel better immediately, explains Fuschia Sirois, ...

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 ...