In what situations are you most likely to procrastinate?

Joanne's FAVORITE answer:
I think the real question is, in what situations are you most likely NOT to procrastinate… In which case, my answer would be far shorter. Procrastinating is fun! Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow? Or better yet, a month from now!! I procrastinated responding to this e-mail. Now I’m procrastinating tasks I don’t feel like completing at work in order to answer the question at hand. I even took a break just now to go grab food. I’ve been awake for over 4 hours and hadn’t gotten around to eating yet. Of course before I put forth the effort to walk to get food, I had to decide exactly what to get and if it was worth the walk… Then I “reflected” on my choices once there. Have I procrastinated in answering the question long enough? Wait. I must reread it first… Hmmm… There are NO situations in which I’m likely to NOT procrastinate. Or I guess to answer the original question, I am likely to procrastinate in every situation I’m allowed to… or I can get away with… I wonder what is going on in the world of facebook? Work can wait.

Joanne's answer:
Much like my favorite answer, I agree that the question is more like what do I NOT procrastinate on? I still haven't finished writing my lecture for this afternoon, I've never returned a movie on time in my life, my mailbox got too full so many times that the mailman literally stopped delivering our mail in the last apartment I lived in, and I procrastinated going to the gym for so long on Sunday that by the time I got there, they were closing in 20 minutes! I guess that one thing I DON'T procrastinate on is anything related to dating...well, except for the breaking up part - I procrastinate on that one probably worse than all others!

And the other answers!

Anything that involves paperwork...its way too annoying!!

I thought about replying later...

Most likely any situation that doesn't include sleeping -- laundry, dishes, vacuuming, working, homework, etc. My procrastination technique IS usually sleeping, actually.

None, Procrastination is bad, very very bad. The early bird catches the worm.

When time comes to go on a diet

Apparently, I procrastinate in situations where my hair is growing too long. Still haven't gotten that (sorely needed) haircut!

Starting a diet.

In any situation involving a deadline my procrastination will vary depending on how much I dislike what has to be done. The more tedious, boring or annoying the task, the longer I will procrastinate doing it. Dusting my home, for example, is high up there on my procrastination list!

Blow drying this hair… takes WAY too long.

Basically whenever there's something that I don't freakin' feel like doing! Or... if I WANT to do it, but deem it too difficult.

I'll get around to answering this latest question later, ok?

I procrastinate regularly. I don't get my haircut until it looks like a bad wig. I've never paid a bill on time in my life. I recently started showing up to work on time but that's because I finally found something I like to do. I even procrastinate thinking about things. I guess you can call me Scarlett O'Hara.

I don't think of myself as a procrastinator, but in reality I tend to procrastinate in situations that I think will be too difficult or on tasks that I don't think I understand. Basically - anything that is overwhelming!

Whenever there is a challenging task, or one that I don't want to do. Kinda explains why I am attempting to finish my dissertation in one quarter.

when it comes to cleaning my house, especially my office. but after 3 1/2 years I think it will be cleaned by Christmas. =)