while a reasonable strategy to curb procrastination, “were not always as effective as some external deadlines in boosting task performance.” Image: Courtesy of Psychological Science A recent ...

I write quite a bit about procrastination and the importance of “getting stuff done.” But as someone who knows the infinite timetable that seems to accompany every “creative” endeavor ...

Even our procrastination ... creative, a strategist or a teacher hoping to come up with more original lesson plans, these results are worth bearing in mind. Facing an impending deadline, we ...

You probably won’t benefit from procrastination if you have to deliver on tasks at the office and have strict deadlines to meet with no tolerance for delays. Innovators and creative ...

Now, I can assume that the kind of procrastination being referenced here is the kind that leads to missed deadlines and other ... them a boost of energy and creativity. This smells like an excuse ...

But deployed strategically with certain creative ... think of procrastination as a professional liability, which is why you are unlikely to crack a joke about your tendency to miss deadlines ...

Many of my esteemed colleagues write about procrastination and most of these informative articles suggest creative ways to ... well in advance of established deadlines (Kim & Seo, 2015).

Yet procrastination isn't always a bad thing. An American survey analysing procrastination - Soon by Andrew Santella - suggests that procrastination can play a part in the mental creative process.

Life's busy, and as long as the work is getting done well or well enough, the procrastination seems both self-aware and practical, not problematic. 2. Beginning close to the deadline can limit the ...