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As a parent of a middle or high school student, you likely know the pain of getting to the end of a long day only to realize ...

Is procrastinating all that bad? We all do it. Any parent with a child who habitually avoids doing his or her homework or chores knows the frustrations it brings to family life and the negative ...

"Just five more minutes of Minecraft first!" your child pleads as you remind them—for the third time—about the science project due tomorrow. Despite having two weeks to work on it, here you are again, ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Procrastination is a common behavior many people struggle with ...

Many parents sent their college freshman off to new places last week with a crisp set of extra long sheets, care packages filled with essentials, and lots of well wishes — maybe even a few tears. As ...

Clinical psychologist Nick Wignall is a productive procrastinator. At 5 am every morning, Wignall, 33, gets up, showers, and gets to his office in Albuquerque, New Mexico early. He writes blog ...

It is sometimes difficult to recognize the exact moment when your harmless habit of procrastination mutates into a full-blown compulsion. If you have been asking yourself the following questions ...

Here’s how to overcome self-criticism, fear of failure and the need for perfection. Imagine Benny, a recently hired software engineer who grapples with persistent self-doubt about his capacity to ...