Procrastination is a powerful example of what the Greeks call akrasia-doing things that go against your best judgment. Pierce Steele defines procrastination as putting off something voluntarily, even though you know it will make you feel worse. In other words, if you just say "Eat, drink and be merry, because tomorrow we will die", then you are not procrastinating.

If you think that is the most effective way to use your time, if you procrastinate on purpose, it is not procrastination. The essence of procrastination is not doing what you think you should do, which is a psychological distortion and causes people's mental burden. This is the puzzling thing about procrastination: although it is to avoid unpleasant tasks, indulging in it will not make people happy. In one study, 65% of the students surveyed expressed their hope to avoid procrastination before preparing their term papers: they knew that they would not finish their homework on time, and they knew that such procrastination would make them unhappy.