Impulsive? A procrastinator? Blame your genes

By Melissa Healy
Updated April 23 2014 - 3:18pm, first published 8:13am
Procrastination, suggests a new study, is an evolved trait that likely served humans well at one time. Photo: iStock
Procrastination, suggests a new study, is an evolved trait that likely served humans well at one time. Photo: iStock

New research suggests the tax office should expand the list of acceptable explanations for procrastinators' yearly extension requests and late tax filings. Two possibilities: "I was born this way" and "failure to evolve".

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