procrastination
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The simplest explanation for this would be a common underlying personality trait, namely that of low self-control, Kroese and her colleagues noted in a chapter of the 2016 book Procrastination, Health, and Well-Being.
From Scientific American • Jul. 19, 2022
Unfortunately for my future in Professional Procrastination, no matter the offending mess, the method has worked each time like magic, leaving me free to . . . work.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2022
Procrastination is different from delaying a task because you need to talk to someone who isn’t available, or not getting around to reading a literary classic such as “Moby Dick.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2021
The Doctors Procrastination; inside the apartment of the New York City Plant Woman; laughter as medicine.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2020
“How nice! But I wish she’d let us have them now. Procrastination is not agreeable,” observed Amy, taking a last look at the diamonds.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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