Procrastination

Procrastination gathers the small delays that grow into whole afternoons, the bargains we strike with ourselves, and the quiet dread that follows. Quotes in this category explore avoidance as habit and as story: the mind’s talent for inventing “later,” the lure of distraction, and the strange comfort of unfinished work. You’ll find sharp observations on self-sabotage, humor about missed deadlines, and hard-won insights into discipline, attention, and fear of failure. Some lines treat procrastination as a moral problem, others as a psychological knot, and many as a human comedy—where intention and action keep missing each other by a few minutes. Read here for language that names the stall, and nudges it into motion.