procrastination

we define procrastination as the voluntary delay of an intended act despite knowing that we will be worse off for the delay. There is no upside to procrastination. It is self-defeating in that we needlessly delay action when we intended to act previously and nothing is preventing us from acting except our own reluctance. This negative form of delay typically undermines our performance (and wastes a lot of time), affects social relations negatively, lowers our well-being, and can even result in poorer health overall from increased stress, fewer wellness behaviors and treatment delay. - See more at: http://quickbase.intuit.com/blog/2014/01/06/procrastination-the-self-defeating-behavior-and-how-to-overcome-it/#sthash.kfpyhS8H.dpuf