Getting started on a task can often feel like the hardest part of the process. You may find yourself procrastinating or feeling overwhelmed by the scope of what lies ahead. Precommitment strategies ...

The executive function skill (EF skill) I am focusing in this post is task initiation, which is the ability to get started on various tasks (Mutti-Driscoll, 2024). As a reminder, EF skills are ...

Do you often find yourself struggling to start a task, even when you know it's important and needs to be done? And because of this, you put things off until the last minute, only to feel stressed and ...

Your working memory, cognitive flexibility, and self-regulation are core components of executive function (EF), an interrelated set of mental skills that lay the foundation for advanced cognitive ...