The act of putting off tasks that need to be done, usually in favor of doing something more fun or easier. If you’ve ever had a project due in a week but found yourself watching videos and saying “I’ll start later,” only to panic the night before the deadline – that’s procrastination at work. People procrastinate for many reasons: the task feels overwhelming, they’re not sure how to start, or the immediate reward of relaxing now outweighs the distant reward of a good grade later. While procrastinating can give short-term relief (“Yay, I don’t have to do this right now!”), it often leads to stress long-term. Beating procrastination often involves tricks like breaking tasks into tiny steps (so it’s not so scary to begin), setting earlier personal deadlines, or using tools like the Pomodoro Technique to get going. The hardest part is starting – once you do, you usually realize it wasn’t as bad as you thought!
Keywords: procrastination, stop procrastinating, overcome procrastination
