Know the Difference:

Laziness, Procrastination, Chronic Procrastination, and Dysfunctional Procrastination

An important thing to note is that procrastination is not laziness, but an emotional regulation problem. As Dr. Jud Brewer, director of Brown University's Mindfulness Center, notes, lazy people do not have the ability to care if they do not complete tasks. However, people who procrastinate want to work and feel guilty because they cannot bring themselves to complete tasks.

While procrastination is common, chronic procrastination and dysfunctional procrastination affect only 20-25% of the adult population, with cases coinciding with common mental health disorders such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, and more (Ferrari).