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 ...

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 ...

Group II performed the worst. The group with external deadlines performed the best. "People strategically try to curb [procrastination] by using costly self-imposed deadlines,” Ariely and his co ...

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 ...

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 ...