Procrastinate
verb
To delay doing something or to avoid doing something you should do.
Even though I have a lot of work, I always procrastinate until the last moment.
Often appears as...
- procrastinate on homework
- procrastinate until the last minute
verb
To delay doing something or to avoid doing something you should do.
Even though I have a lot of work, I always procrastinate until the last moment.
Often appears as...
- procrastinate on homework
- procrastinate until the last minute
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Procrastinate usually has a negative tone, implying wasted time and potential guilt.
She knew she was procrastinating, which made her feel even worse.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Avoidance
Procrastinate highlights avoiding action rather than being merely inactive.
He procrastinated on his project, choosing to watch TV instead.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Urgency
Procrastination suggests an underlying urgency or deadline for the task being delayed.
Procrastinating on her essay became stressful as the deadline approached.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Procrastinate usually has a negative tone, implying wasted time and potential guilt.
She knew she was procrastinating, which made her feel even worse.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Avoidance
Procrastinate highlights avoiding action rather than being merely inactive.
He procrastinated on his project, choosing to watch TV instead.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Urgency
Procrastination suggests an underlying urgency or deadline for the task being delayed.
Procrastinating on her essay became stressful as the deadline approached.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Procrastinate usually has a negative tone, implying wasted time and potential guilt.
She knew she was procrastinating, which made her feel even worse.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Avoidance
Procrastinate highlights avoiding action rather than being merely inactive.
He procrastinated on his project, choosing to watch TV instead.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Urgency
Procrastination suggests an underlying urgency or deadline for the task being delayed.
Procrastinating on her essay became stressful as the deadline approached.
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Thinking your way out of...
when you feel like an impostor you have to find ways to deal with the anxiety of kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop so some of the coping mechanisms are things like flying under the radar you know not raising your hand not asking for promotions not giving your ideas and sharing in meetings procrastination you know when I was supposed to be writing my dissertation I
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The real reason you...
You have poor sleep quality. You tend to not exercise as much. You might eat more junk food, especially because you're stressed. If you're a chronic procrastinator, you've got difficulty regulating yourself. Which can lead to depression and anxiety. They actually put off seeking help for those mental health issues, which doesn't help either.
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Sheena Iyengar: How to...
when you're considering their future financial well-being. Well, over the past decade, we have observed three main negative consequences to offering people more and more choices. They're more likely to delay choosing -- procrastinate even when it goes against their best self-interest.
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The surprising habits of...
there's no creativity boost. It's only when you're told that you're going to be working on this problem, and then you start procrastinating, but the task is still active in the back of your mind, that you start to incubate. Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas,
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Spectacular, glorious,...
glorious world of Ted and I've played three songs so far there are two more songs to go the next song is rather exciting because I've never ever played this song before ever to anybody I'm a master procrastinator down about you I'm very good at procrastinating and in in
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Why we need to talk...
and pretend it's not there and hope it'll fix itself. Well, it won't. It hasn't, and it's not going to, because that's wishful thinking, and wishful thinking isn't a game plan, it's procrastination, and we can't procrastinate on something this important.
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Will future robots & AI...
the world yes and the revolution is set for a week from Saturday but in reality it's whatever we have the creativity to program for now stop procrastinating and go and do the laundry it's not going to wash itself yet
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Why you procrastinate --...
relationship with deadlines, but the Monkey's sneakiest trick is when the deadlines aren't there. We need to think about what we're really procrastinating on, because everyone is procrastinating on something in life.
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Tim Urban: Inside the...
And I thought about this, and I said, well, if the procrastinator's system works, then what's going on? Why are all of these people in such a dark place? Well, it turns out that there's two kinds of procrastination.
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What we're learning from...
homework assignments for real grade with a real deadline you can see the deadlines in the usage graph these are the spikes showing that procrastination is a global phenomenon at the end of the course the students
Video examples
Thinking your way out of...
when you feel like an impostor you have to find ways to deal with the anxiety of kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop so some of the coping mechanisms are things like flying under the radar you know not raising your hand not asking for promotions not giving your ideas and sharing in meetings procrastination you know when I was supposed to be writing my dissertation I
Video examples
The real reason you...
You have poor sleep quality. You tend to not exercise as much. You might eat more junk food, especially because you're stressed. If you're a chronic procrastinator, you've got difficulty regulating yourself. Which can lead to depression and anxiety. They actually put off seeking help for those mental health issues, which doesn't help either.
Video examples
Sheena Iyengar: How to...
when you're considering their future financial well-being. Well, over the past decade, we have observed three main negative consequences to offering people more and more choices. They're more likely to delay choosing -- procrastinate even when it goes against their best self-interest.
Video examples
The surprising habits of...
there's no creativity boost. It's only when you're told that you're going to be working on this problem, and then you start procrastinating, but the task is still active in the back of your mind, that you start to incubate. Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas,
Video examples
Spectacular, glorious,...
glorious world of Ted and I've played three songs so far there are two more songs to go the next song is rather exciting because I've never ever played this song before ever to anybody I'm a master procrastinator down about you I'm very good at procrastinating and in in
Video examples
Why we need to talk...
and pretend it's not there and hope it'll fix itself. Well, it won't. It hasn't, and it's not going to, because that's wishful thinking, and wishful thinking isn't a game plan, it's procrastination, and we can't procrastinate on something this important.
Video examples
Will future robots & AI...
the world yes and the revolution is set for a week from Saturday but in reality it's whatever we have the creativity to program for now stop procrastinating and go and do the laundry it's not going to wash itself yet
Video examples
Why you procrastinate --...
relationship with deadlines, but the Monkey's sneakiest trick is when the deadlines aren't there. We need to think about what we're really procrastinating on, because everyone is procrastinating on something in life.
Video examples
Tim Urban: Inside the...
And I thought about this, and I said, well, if the procrastinator's system works, then what's going on? Why are all of these people in such a dark place? Well, it turns out that there's two kinds of procrastination.
Video examples
What we're learning from...
homework assignments for real grade with a real deadline you can see the deadlines in the usage graph these are the spikes showing that procrastination is a global phenomenon at the end of the course the students
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Keir Gilchrist
Canadian Actor
When I create a character, I do it with the directors, and I take their notes and try to have my notes meet in a common ground. I don't create characters myself, and I don't really think that's my job. I'm not a prep person at all - plus, I'm just a lazy procrastinator.
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Bindi Irwin
Australian Actress
Dad was that one person who, no matter what he did in life, he just took it by storm, and he was so passionate and just really lived in the moment. Whatever the opposite of a procrastinator is, that was him... and I think I kind of inherited a little bit of that.
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Geoff Johns
American Writer
I think every writer doubts themselves, every day. You procrastinate because you're afraid. You're always afraid it's not going to be as good as you want it to be. But, the key is overcoming fear.
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Paul J. Meyer
American Businessman
If you are fearful, choose courage. If you frequently procrastinate, choose to take action now. If you have always waited for others to lead, use your own initiative.
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Marisha Pessl
American Writer
Occasionally when I'm procrastinating writing, I'll while away the hours on iTunes. You can just keep going forever and find these bands you'd never normally hear of.
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Gretchen Rubin
American Author
Take care of difficult calls or emails as quickly as possible. Procrastinating just makes it harder; getting them done gives a big boost of relieved energy.
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Craig Brown
English Critic
My life is a monument to procrastination, to the art of putting things off until later, or much later, or possibly never.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
The biggest way to be productive is if you're procrastinating on another more important project.
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Joanne Harris
British Author
I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia.
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Kristin Kreuk
Canadian Actress
In high school, I was the biggest procrastinator in the world.
Quote examples
Keir Gilchrist
Canadian Actor
When I create a character, I do it with the directors, and I take their notes and try to have my notes meet in a common ground. I don't create characters myself, and I don't really think that's my job. I'm not a prep person at all - plus, I'm just a lazy procrastinator.
Quote examples
Bindi Irwin
Australian Actress
Dad was that one person who, no matter what he did in life, he just took it by storm, and he was so passionate and just really lived in the moment. Whatever the opposite of a procrastinator is, that was him... and I think I kind of inherited a little bit of that.
Quote examples
Geoff Johns
American Writer
I think every writer doubts themselves, every day. You procrastinate because you're afraid. You're always afraid it's not going to be as good as you want it to be. But, the key is overcoming fear.
Quote examples
Paul J. Meyer
American Businessman
If you are fearful, choose courage. If you frequently procrastinate, choose to take action now. If you have always waited for others to lead, use your own initiative.
Quote examples
Marisha Pessl
American Writer
Occasionally when I'm procrastinating writing, I'll while away the hours on iTunes. You can just keep going forever and find these bands you'd never normally hear of.
Quote examples
Gretchen Rubin
American Author
Take care of difficult calls or emails as quickly as possible. Procrastinating just makes it harder; getting them done gives a big boost of relieved energy.
Quote examples
Craig Brown
English Critic
My life is a monument to procrastination, to the art of putting things off until later, or much later, or possibly never.
Quote examples
Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
The biggest way to be productive is if you're procrastinating on another more important project.
Quote examples
Joanne Harris
British Author
I have an advanced degree in procrastination and another one in paranoia.
Quote examples
Kristin Kreuk
Canadian Actress
In high school, I was the biggest procrastinator in the world.
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