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Researcher outlines science-based fixes for chronic procrastination

Dr. Itamar Shatz, author of a new book on procrastination, argues there is no universal cure-all for putting off tasks. Instead, he offers five research-backed insights explaining why people delay even things they genuinely want to do and how they can address that behavior.

Data Analysis Points to Fraud in Dan Ariely's 2002 Procrastination Study

Researchers Kyle Hyndman and Alberto Bisin obtained original data files from Dan Ariely and Klaus Wertenbroch's widely cited 2002 study on deadlines and self-control, and their attempt to replicate the study's second experiment failed. Their forthcoming Psychological Science paper, prompted by editors to share findings with Ariely, notes he denied permission to include their analysis and questioned whether the files were genuine data.