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Overcome Chronic Lateness: Tips for Better Time Management

12/14/2025

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Chronic lateness strains relationships and disrupts schedules, according to psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert.
Lateness often arises from psychological patterns and neurobiological factors, including ADHD-related "time blindness."
Anxiety, perfectionism, and misjudging task durations contribute to lateness.
He recommends a "time audit" and adding 10 to 15 minutes of buffer time between activities, along with routines and checklists, to improve time management and reduce impacts on personal and professional relationships.

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Story summary

Chronic lateness strains relationships and disrupts schedules, according to psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert.
Lateness often arises from psychological patterns and neurobiological factors, including ADHD-related "time blindness."
Anxiety, perfectionism, and misjudging task durations contribute to lateness.
He recommends a "time audit" and adding 10 to 15 minutes of buffer time between activities, along with routines and checklists, to improve time management and reduce impacts on personal and professional relationships.