Productivity

We tend to blame procrastination on laziness. For perfectionists, the cause is often the opposite: standards set too high. Here's how procrastination and perfectionism feed each other, and how to break the loop.

Usually it isn't a lack of time — it's too many tasks and too many interruptions. Cut the number of tasks first, handle the rest in focused blocks, and you get more done in less time. Here's what works in practice.