Why you procrastinate, according to a psychologist

Nov 29, 2016

A student yawns during the "Fundamentals of Algebra" class, which is held from 11:45pm to 2:30am, at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts September 8, 2010, one of five midnight classes offered this semester due to surging enrollment. Bunker Hill's experiment with "midnight oil" classes began with two classes a year ago and a handful of other colleges, from Maryland to Illinois to California, have followed Bunker Hill's lead and are offering midnight classes to cope with overflowing enrollment. Picture taken September 8, 2010. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY) - RTXSS3F

Some myths about procrastination have been debunked. Image: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Chris Weller

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