Honestly?
It’s not scrolling or binge-watching that gets me. It’s the hesitation before starting. That dead space between knowing what I need to do—and actually doing it.
I lose the most time by procrastinating the start of an assignment, a chore, a creative project, even a hobby I actually enjoy. It’s wild how much energy I can spend just circling the runway—convincing myself to begin.
That space gets filled with random distractions:
- “Let me just check my phone real quick.”
- “Maybe I need to clean my desk first.”
- “I should wait until the vibe feels right.”
- “One more YouTube video won’t hurt.”
Before I know it, 30 minutes has turned into two hours… and I’m still in limbo. The task hasn’t even started, yet somehow I feel drained.
What’s worse is that the moment I finally start, it’s rarely as bad as I made it out to be. Sometimes I even enjoy it. But that start—that invisible wall of resistance—that’s where my time quietly disappears.
So if you’re wondering where your day went, look at the spaces between your intentions and your actions. That’s where procrastination hides.
That stretch of time where I hesitate, overthink, scroll, wander—
Only to finally begin and realize:
It wasn’t so bad after all.
Procrastination steals time quietly… dressed as “just one more minute.”
I’ve realized I don’t waste time doing nothing—I waste it waiting to start something.
It’s that strange paralysis before beginning a task, even one I want to do. I hesitate, distract myself, avoid it like it’s a monster. Then I start… and it’s completely manageable.
Procrastination isn’t just delay—it’s the exhaustion of mentally circling what could’ve already been done.
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