Definitions for procrastination
pro·cras·ti·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. procrastination, cunctation, shillyshallynoun

   the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

2. dilatoriness, procrastinationnoun

   slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. procrastinationnoun

   The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.

2. Etymology: From procrastinatio, from procrastino, from pro + crastinus, from cras.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Procrastinationnoun

   Delay; dilatoriness.

   Etymology: procrastinatio, Lat. from procrastinate.

   How desperate the hazard of such procrastination is, hath been convincingly demonstrated by better pens. D. of Piety.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Procrastination

   Procrastination is the action of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so. The word has originated from the Latin word procrastinatus, which itself evolved from the prefix pro-, meaning "forward," and crastinus, meaning "of tomorrow." Oftentimes, it is a habitual human behaviour. It is a common human experience involving delay in everyday chores or even putting off salient tasks such as attending an appointment, submitting a job report or academic assignment, or broaching a stressful issue with a partner. Although typically perceived as a negative trait due to its hindering effect on one's productivity often associated with depression, low self-esteem, guilt and inadequacy, it can also be considered a wise response to certain demands that could present risky or negative outcomes or require waiting for new information to arrive.From a cultural and a social perspective, students from both Western and non-Western cultures are found to exhibit academic procrastination, but for different reasons. Students from Western cultures tend to procrastinate in order to avoid doing worse than they have done before or from failing to learn as much as they should have, whereas students from non-Western cultures tend to procrastinate in order to avoid looking incompetent, or to avoid demonstrating a lack of ability in front of their peers. It is also important to consider how different cultural perspectives of time management can impact procrastination. For example, in cultures that have a multi-active view of time, people tend to place a higher value on making sure a job is done accurately before finishing. In cultures with a linear view of time, people tend to designate a certain amount of time on a task and stop once the allotted time has expired.A study of behavioral patterns of pigeons through delayed gratification suggests that procrastination is not unique to humans, but can also be observed in some other animals. There are experiments finding clear evidence for "procrastination" among pigeons, which show that pigeons tend to choose a complex but delayed task rather than an easy but hurry-up one.

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1. procrastination

   Procrastination is the act of delaying or postponing tasks or actions. It is often associated with avoiding or neglecting responsibilities, typically due to laziness, lack of motivation, or fear of failure. It involves choosing to do something more pleasurable or less stressful instead of a more important or urgent task.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Procrastinationnoun

   the act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness

2. Etymology: [L. procrastinatio: cf. F. procrastination.]

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1. Procrastination

   In psychology, procrastination refers to the act of replacing more urgent actions with tasks less urgent, or doing something from which one derives enjoyment, and thus putting off impending tasks to a later time. In accordance with Freud, the pleasure principle may be responsible for procrastination; humans prefer avoiding negative emotions, and delaying a stressful task. The concept that humans work best under pressure provides additional enjoyment and motivation to postponing a task. Some psychologists cite such behavior as a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision. Other psychologists indicate that anxiety is just as likely to get people to start working early as late and the focus should be impulsiveness. That is, anxiety will cause people to delay only if they are impulsive. Schraw, Wadkins, and Olafson have proposed three criteria for a behavior to be classified as procrastination: it must be counterproductive, needless, and delaying. Similarly, Steel reviews all previous attempts to define procrastination, indicating it is "to voluntarily delay an intended course of action despite expecting to be worse off for the delay."

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of procrastination in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of procrastination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of procrastination in a Sentence

1. Don Marquis:

   Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

2. Edward Young:

   Procrastination is the thief of time.

3. Vara Saripalli:

   Otherwise, we’ll just keep repeating things, the strategy you’re going to employ to beat procrastination is going to change based on the purpose procrastination is serving for you.

4. Earl of Chesterfield:

   Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

5. Thamas De Quincey:

   Once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing and from robbing he comes next to drinking and sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=procrastination
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Procrastination
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=procrastination
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrastination
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procrastination
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=procrastination