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 Translation for 'procrastination' from English to French
NOUN1   a procrastination | procrastinations
NOUN2   procrastination | -
SYNO cunctation | dilatoriness | procrastination | ...
atermoiement {m}procrastination
tergiversation {f}procrastination
procrastination {f}procrastination
temporisation {f} [remise à plus tard]procrastination
Il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même. [loc.]Procrastination is the thief of time. [idiom]
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  • procrastination {f} = procrastination
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Usage Examples English
  • Self-discipline may be an answer to procrastination according to Rory Vaden a leading psychologist specializing on procrastination.
  • After contemplating his own procrastination habits, philosopher John Perry authored an essay entitled "Structured Procrastination", wherein he proposes a "cheat" method as a safer approach for tackling procrastination: using a pyramid scheme to reinforce the unpleasant tasks needed to be completed in a quasi-prioritized order.
  • Tuckman was also known for his research on college students' procrastination and development of the Tuckman Procrastination Scale (1991).
  • Procrastination is the act to voluntarily postponing or delaying an intended course of action despite anticipating that you will be worse off because of that delay.
  • Sleep procrastination comes in many other forms as well, such as delaying going to sleep (sleep procrastination) and delaying the time trying to fall asleep (while in bed procrastination).

  • Present-biased preferences often result in procrastination.
  • Evidence shows that self-forgiveness and procrastination may be associated; self-forgiveness allows the individual to overcome the negatives associated with an earlier behaviour and engage in approach-oriented behaviours on a similar task.
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