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

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

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

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

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

Struggling to start tasks but able to hyperfocus once engaged? Experts explain the ADHD procrastination-hyperfocus cycle and how to work with it.

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

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

Discover how widespread self-sabotaging behavior is linked to how our brains evolved in a world full of unknown dangers and ...