You know that assignment, message or email you keep avoiding — the one that lingers in the back of your mind even as you scroll, tidy or “just check one more thing”? New research from UC Santa Barbara ...

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Most people procrastinate from time to time, and 94 percent of us admit that putting off until tomorrow what we should do today harms our happiness (Steel, 2007). Procrastination leads to stress, ...

We all have those tasks that we don't want to do. Whether it’s a chore, a work assignment, organizing your taxes, or something else entirely, these tasks can weigh heavily on your mind and sap your ...

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server evaluates how people with anxiety respond to a gambling decision-making task. Study: Risk and Loss Aversion and Attitude to COVID and Vaccines in ...