{"id":164034,"date":"2023-05-16T16:25:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T21:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/the-science-behind-procrastination-why-we-put-things-off-and-how-to-stop"},"modified":"2023-05-16T16:25:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T21:25:05","slug":"the-science-behind-procrastination-why-we-put-things-off-and-how-to-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/the-science-behind-procrastination-why-we-put-things-off-and-how-to-stop","title":{"rendered":"The science behind procrastination: Why we put things off and how to stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/arj7oStGLkU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Procrastination is a common problem, but there are ways to overcome it. Here we explore the science behind procrastination, what causes it, and the science-backed methods to overcome it.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been in a situation where you\u2019ve wanted to get something done but ended up putting it off until the last possible minute? Do you find yourself constantly delaying tasks until the last minute? Don\u2019t worry; you\u2019re not alone!<\/p>\n<p>The practice of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing duties or actions is known as procrastination. This often leads to missed deadlines, reduced quality of work, and increased stress and anxiety. Despite these downsides, many people struggle with procrastination on a regular basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Procrastination is a common problem, but there are ways to overcome it. Here we explore the science behind procrastination, what causes it, and the science-backed methods to overcome it. Have you ever been in a situation where you\u2019ve wanted to get something done but ended up putting it off until the last possible minute? Do [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}