On the other hand, if you share your goals with your significant other, they can keep you accountable and remind you when you’re slacking.

If slacking off is an accepted and unwritten practice among colleagues, young professionals should think of changing –not themselves–but jobs.

"So they ended up taking better care of themselves through self-management than people who were sort of more easygoing and lax, " she said.

If you find yourself slacking from time to time, then you need a good motivation boost.

This is not to help your slacking, mind you.