Always running late?

Despite your best intentions, you show up at least 10 minutes after you say you will. At least youre dependable, right?

Chronic lateness isnt thoughtlessness or bad subway luck, its a personality profile, according to research. There are multiple character traits at play that contribute to a persons repeated tardiness, including some that may not be in your control.

But that doesnt mean your timing problem is a pattern that will last forever. If you can identify what is behind the lateness, theres plenty you can do about it. After all, no one wants to be the person who always arrives last.