Procrastination is a stress and emotional regulation challenge, not a problem with your time management. Often, it takes working with a coach or therapist to help you move through those challenges. Sometimes, though, we procrastinate as a way to think through our tasks more and create more space for creativity and innovation. All of that’s to say, procrastination isn’t all bad!

Ever noticed that once you complete a task, you don’t tend to remember it, but unfinished tasks seem to be something you obsess over? That’s the Zeigarnik Effect in action.

I know, I know. The temptation to multitask is huge. It’s satisfying to feel so busy and so productive because you’re juggling a ton of things at once. But science tells us that we’re not actually being more productive.