What's good about procrastination?

I think so, absolutely, but like anything else, obviously, only when it’s appropriate. Don’t put off the necessary medical stuff, do put off housecleaning if you’re tired or stressed.
Playing with dogs is not procrastinating. It is absolutely necessary for good health and general well-being. :-)

Trust your instincts.

I’ll answer later.

Procrastinators (like you and I) have mastered the art of chilling and enjoying every moment of their lives. 3:00 is my deadline and I have 4 hours of chores ahead of me before then and somehow I will get them all done when I finally get up off my recliner at 2 pm.

Top 10 reasons to procrastinate:
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Credits to @Bluefreedom.

^^made me laugh

Procrastination gives you time to think. Think about what? I don’t know. You have to procrastinate to find out.

Some could argue that procrastinating is taking the time to smell the roses. I think it matters how you look at it.

My husband is a work before pleasure guy. If he has work, errands, or specific tasks to do, those come first. Let’s say it’s Sunday and his plan was to wash his cars. That morning a friend who he really likes, but he rarely sees, calls and offers him to go to a game of a team he really likes. My husband will 70% chance turn it down (when we were first married I would have written 90%) because he is not a procrastinator. He will be uncomfortable at the game the whole time thinking he had something he was supposed to do and didn’t. Even if he can just do it at 3:00pm instead of 11:00am the same day he will have a hard time. I think of it more as being regimented, but it has to do with procrastination also. What this means is in my opinion he misses out on fun, because he can’t simply reorganize his schedule.

Some people thrive under pressure, and the procrastinate and then do what’s necessary under the gun of a tight deadline. I think that sort of procrastination is bad when it’s extreme.

I’m one that always rises to the occasion, often at the last minute. haha
I know I can get things done when the moment arises so. I’m the kind of person that will wait until the 11th hour, not so much because I am actively procrastinating, though often I am, bt more because I know that I will rally and whatever has been waiting, will be done and done well. I was the kind of student that waited until 11 p.m. to bang out a paper and always got an “A”. ” I am excellent in meeting a challenge so why waste the time and energy doing something sooner? lol

Well to begin with, it’s a great question, but I think I’ll put off thinking about it for a bit.

It often feels like a reprieve. Sometimes just that little pause and a deep breath are all it takes to renew your vigor and pick up the load again.

I used to think it would be a nice favor to my work colleagues to schedule a meeting now and then just so I could cancel it at the last minute and give them a free hour. It sure felt like a gift when someone else canceled a meeting. Most of what can be done today could also be done next Tuesday.

Even better: some things do not need to be done at all.

I miss @Bluefreedom.

I agree with @Jeruba, @Coloma and @Cruiser say. And for me, a bonus is never having to apologize for being early!

I was never a procrastinator until I retired. I am really laid back now. I love it too. I only procrastinate about things that can wait. It’s just that when I was younger and working and raising kids things had to be done at the assigned time because there was no time later. I’m very good at retirement!

Thanks. In my further procrastinating, I’ve been enjoying this thread.

Off to do the dishes now…or not!

I’m the epitome of procrastination. In general I can’t think off too much good it does. However, in some rare instances it can sometimes lead to something good, or even save your life. The problem is when procrastinating is good, you have no way of knowing when it is.

My former close friend was an example of this. He left his traffic tickets pile up, and eventually the law caught up with him. As a result he had a scheduled court hearing on the day his family was scheduled to see a Raiders football game. We live in Pennsylvania, so they had the trip well planned beforehand. Because of the court hearing they had to reschedule the trip.

The irony was the flight they were originally scheduled to go on was the same one that crashed into the field not far from Pittsburgh on 9/11. My buddy and his family made the front page of my newspaper holding up their Raiders and plane tickets. My buddy was visibly shaken up over this (obviously).

Sorry it took me so long to answer this question.

I find that many things that may present themselves as problems in the immediate, have a way of solving themselves if you give them time. Procrastination gives them the requisite time to do so while keeping you from wearing yourself to a frazzle trying to solve what amount to essentially non-problems.

You can always do it later.