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Procrastination: the fine art of avoiding what you should be doing by compulsively doing literally anything else—often in the name of “living in the moment”, or whatever bad advice your last self-help podcast fed you.
Step into to the club with Snarky Suzie, where we spend our days perfecting the art of avoiding our to-do lists, one pointless task at a time.
Ever stared at a deadline with a straight-up "Nope," then found yourself deep-cleaning your grout with a toothbrush or alphabetizing your spice rack?
Congrats, you’ve officially earned your Procrastination Club membership card.
Feel free to frame it and hang it next to that pile of laundry you’ll totally get to tomorrow.
Snarky Quotes About Procrastination
These snarky quotes about procrastination will make you feel right at home in your glorious state of inaction.
From the classic "I'll do it later" mantra to the desperate negotiations with your future self, we’ve got all the hilarious and slightly tragic wisdom you need.
So, put off that important tasks for just a few more minutes, and dive into the glorious abyss of procrastination quotes.
Original: “Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.” — Don Marquis
Original: “Procrastination is the thief of time.” — Edward Young
Original: “Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin.” — Victor Kiam
Original: “Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.” — Gretchen Rubin
Original: “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” — Pablo Picasso
Original: “Someday is not a day of the week.” — Janet Dailey
Original: “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” — Karen Lamb
Original: “Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.” — Christopher Parker
Original: “Later is a trap.” — Unknown
Original: “Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder.” — Mason Cooley
Original: “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” — William James
Original: “My procrastination isn’t lazy. It’s strategically postponed.” — Unknown
Original: “I put off things I should do today, because I want to do them tomorrow with the full paranoia.” — Unknown
Original: “Procrastinators unite… tomorrow.” — Unknown
Original: “If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” — Rita Mae Brown
Original: “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.” — Mark Twain
Original: “To-morrow is often the busiest day of the week.” — Spanish Proverb
Original: “You can't escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” — Abraham Lincoln
Original: “Later equals never.” — Anonymous
Original: “The best way to get something done is to begin.” — Unknown
Original: “Your future self is watching you right now through time-travel binoculars. And they’re annoyed.” — Unknown
Original: “Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” — William James
These procrastination quotes should comfort your guilt-ridden soul and remind you that “tomorrow” is just a polite lie we tell ourselves today.
📌 Pro Tips From Snarky Suzie
Because what is a quotes post without advice you know you’ll read but not follow?
- Break tasks into slices of excuses. No, seriously. If “clean the house” feels like death, start with “remove one sock.”
- Set a timer for 5 minutes. When it goes off, you're on the clock. Five minutes of doing something you hate is still better than five days of hating yourself.
- Reward yourself ridiculously. Ice cream, memes, scrolling—but only after you do that one thing.
- Tell a friend your plan. Now you've created a social contract. Disappointing yourself is easy; disappointing someone else is a special kind of awful, and we don't want that.
Snarky Good Reasons For Procrastination
We deserve a moment of existential reflection:
- Fear of imperfection. If it won’t be perfect, might as well wait till you can’t see the flaws.
- Overwhelm. The up‑front cost of starting seems too high, so best not start at all.
- Low motivation + infinite distractions. Phones, cat gifs, existential dread, melted chocolate… everything conspires to keep you off track.
- Mistaking busy for productive. Because planning the plan feels safer than actually doing anything.
Still avoiding that thing you’re supposed to do? Perfect.
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