Term

Procrastination

The habit of postponing necessary tasks even when you know it will make things worse.

Feeling Good, David Burns

Explained in

• Feeling Good, David Burns
• Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind, Judson Brewer

  The habit of putting things off, even when it hurts the person doing it.

• Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, and Prioritize Your Time, Rob Shallenberger, Steve Shallenberger

  The habit of putting off things that need doing.

• The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery, Brianna Wiest

  The habit of putting off important things, even when the delay does harm.

• Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, Brian Tracy

  The habit of putting things off, especially important and unpleasant ones, even when you know it will make things worse.

• Stop Checking Your Likes, Susie Moore

  The habit of putting important things off until later. It often disguises itself as preparation and waiting for the perfect moment.

• Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life, Gary John Bishop

  The habit of putting important things off until later, even when it does harm.

• The Way to Wealth, Benjamin Franklin

  The habit of putting things off “for later,” which quietly costs you time and opportunities.

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