1. An advanced form of procrastination wherein a specific task is avoided to complete another equally important task.
2. Avoiding something important by doing something equally important, but where time isn't necessarily a factor.
2. Avoiding something important by doing something equally important, but where time isn't necessarily a factor.
Some examples of 'Executive Procrastination' are:
Avoiding writing an essay by sorting out rent.
Avoiding going to the dentist by going to the gym.
Avoiding writing an essay by sorting out rent.
Avoiding going to the dentist by going to the gym.
by MazaBaza March 30, 2009
Get the Executive Procrastinationmug. A form of procrastination in which you refrain from doing other work by productively wasting time on only a part of the work you are already doing.
In other words, you are procrastinating by doing work while doing virtually no work.
In other words, you are procrastinating by doing work while doing virtually no work.
Boy: What are you doing?
Girl: I have just spent the last hour making my math homework look pretty and neat instead of doing my English homework.
Boy: Wow, at least you're working on something.
Girl: That's productive procrastination for ya.
Girl: I have just spent the last hour making my math homework look pretty and neat instead of doing my English homework.
Boy: Wow, at least you're working on something.
Girl: That's productive procrastination for ya.
by AmyRamen September 9, 2009
Get the productive procrastinationmug. a person who charges hourly rates for their work and always procrastinates, getting more money from the job.
by Jacknauf May 2, 2011
Get the professional procrastinatormug. "I have been waiting for my COD 4 Package to arrive today, but I had no patience to wait at home, so I went Package Procrastinating to the mall"
by YoYoYan December 2, 2011
Get the Package Procrastinatingmug. Somebody who's supposed to be doing something productive, but chooses to look up what Procrastinator means in the Urban Dictionary.
You are a procrastinator. Get back to work you procrastinator!
by IHaveAbortedDreams August 5, 2020
Get the Procrastinatormug. Wil: "Have you finished that drawing for class yet?"
Amy: "No, I'm too busy doing the dishes."
Wil: "That's such productive procrastination and you know it."
Amy: "No, I'm too busy doing the dishes."
Wil: "That's such productive procrastination and you know it."
by AKM178 February 22, 2011
Get the Productive Procrastinationmug. Derived from "positive procrastination". Positive procrastination is when you put off doing an urgent task by doing less urgent activities (such as cleaning, working out, running errands, ect.). Pawsitive procrastination is like positive procrastination, but specifically using pet care/attention activities to avoid work.
My term paper is due tonight but I am engaged in pawsitive procrastination by taking my dog on an extra walk today.
by Valkling October 9, 2020
Get the Pawsitive procrastinationmug.