Hesitation is often like procrastination. One may have vague doubts and feel a need to mull things over; meanwhile, other issues intrude on thought, and no decision is taken. Ask people why they procrastinate, and you probably won't get a crisp answer.

Robert J. Shiller

Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leaps.

Adam Grant

For me, most of the anxiety and difficulty of writing takes place in the act of not writing. It's the procrastination, the thinking about writing that's difficult.

Adam Mansbach

Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.

Christopher Parker

There's nothing wrong with procrastination. Or is there? I'll leave it to you to decide, but only if you have the time.

Craig Brown

My life is a monument to procrastination, to the art of putting things off until later, or much later, or possibly never.

Craig Brown

Procrastination comes in two types. Some of us procrastinate in order to pursue restful activities - spending time in bed, watching TV - while others delay difficult or unpleasant tasks in favor of those that are more fun.

Daniel Levitin

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.

Denzel Washington

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Don Marquis

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Edward Young

I swing between procrastination and being really thorough so either way things aren't getting done quickly.

Freema Agyeman

I've never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. After all, our state is defined by its independent, outspoken spirit.

Gavin Newsom

Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.

Gretchen Rubin

Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious, when you make delay and procrastination work for you.

Hilary Mantel

Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing.

James Altucher

I think the worst and most insidious procrastination for me is research. I will be looking for some bit of fact or figure to include in the novel, and before I know, I've wasted an entire morning delving into that subject matter without a word written.

James Rollins

Academics, who work for long periods in a self-directed fashion, may be especially prone to putting things off: surveys suggest that the vast majority of college students procrastinate, and articles in the literature of procrastination often allude to the author's own problems with finishing the piece.

James Surowiecki

The essence of procrastination lies in not doing what you think you should be doing, a mental contortion that surely accounts for the great psychic toll the habit takes on people. This is the perplexing thing about procrastination: although it seems to involve avoiding unpleasant tasks, indulging in it generally doesn't make people happy.

James Surowiecki

When it comes to procrastination and overthinking, we have to overcome our self-doubt.

Jay Shetty

The interesting thing about overthinking and procrastination is sometimes they can actually evolve into innovation and creativity in the short term. Letting an idea grow in your mind in the short term with a deadline and a plan can actually lead to innovation and creativity.

Jay Shetty

Whatever that big procrastination overthinking thing is, I want you to dive into it. When I say dive into, I mean, clear your whole weekend and spend your whole weekend thinking about this.

Jay Shetty