Procrastination

New studies reveal a connection between a negative-leaning attitude and procrastination, suggesting that modifying one’s valence weighting bias towards neutrality can help overcome the tendency to delay tasks. Credit: SciTechDaily.comStudy finds a lean toward negative attitude predicts procrastination.Putting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to delay tackling the task…

J Cole fans just received a mid-week surprise.On Wednesday night, producer Bvtman unleashed the rapper’s new track “Procrastination (Broke),” along with the following text message about its origin.  This song should live on your channel and serve as a thank you to you and every producer out there cooking up and sharing their work with the world. It’s a million artists out there right now just like me, hungry and searching every day for something to spark a word, a melody, a hook, a verse, a punchline, a way to vent,…

As the new school year starts, a fresh cohort of students will soon be hard at work finding ways to avoid writing papers and watching lectures they slept through, and just generally finding ways to waste the hours as effectively as possible. Fortunately the Switch is currently an absolute treasure trove of time sinks of the RPG variety. If you’re thinking of putting off that assignment for a little longer — say, 80 to 100 hours or more — take a look at some of the most recent games that are making the Switch a…

I’ll be asleep soon. I just have to write a quick WhatsApp message—and check Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. And because I already have my smartphone in my hand anyway, I can read a few messages right away. In no time at all, an hour has passed, maybe even two or three. And it’s actually past my bedtime. Do you recognize this description? In fact, this phenomenon has had a name for some years now. It’s called bedtime procrastination, and it entails a postponement of bedtime that often leads to sleep deprivation. The…