Why we struggle to work

Incentives: If you're paid hourly, then the expectation is that you will work for a certain amount of time. Nobody pays you directly for working harder within the same time. Working harder often simply means raised expectations.

Incentives may explain laziness but are

Procrastination is delaying an intended course of action despite expecting negative consequences for the delay.

Possible causes for procrastination:

• Task unpleasantness. Boring, frustrating and aversive tasks.
• Se...

Procrastination is a signal that something is wrong, and you need to change the way you approach a task.

There are three ways to deal with your procrastination triggers.

1. Consider why you are procrastinating. Often, tasks you don't want to do c...