Tomorrow Never Comes: What Is Procrastination, Really?
We’ve all been there. You have an important deadline looming, but suddenly you decide that right now is the perfect moment to learn how to bake sourdough from scratch. We often call procrastination laziness, but as a researcher fascinated by human behavior, I look at it a bit differently. If you are asking yourself, “why […]
Understanding Procrastination: A Research-Based Guide
Most people know exactly what procrastination feels like. You have something important to do, and even though you intend to do it, you somehow find yourself checking email, scrolling social media, cleaning your desk, or doing almost anything except the task you meant to start. If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “why do I procrastinate […]
The History of Procrastination: Humans Have Been Delaying Things for Over 2,000 Years
If you’ve ever blamed your phone for your procrastination, you might be surprised to learn that humans were complaining about putting things off long before smartphones, email, or even electricity existed. In fact, the struggle to delay important work has been documented for more than two millennia. From ancient Greek poets and Roman philosophers to […]