protaskinate

To perform non-essential but somewhat productive tasks to avoid the real work you should be doing

I didn't feel like doing my taxes so I protaskinated by sorting through my junk mail.

protaskinate by gonepostal42 April 2, 2010

prodastinate 

v. to procrastinate by doing productive activities completely unrelated to the task at hand

Before a big test, I typically prodastinate by doing laundry and cleaning my desk.

prodastinate by Perdiccas October 31, 2012

profastinated 

Delaying professional work of an important nature by doing other more mundane, yet professional work. Other forms of the word include profastination, profastinate.

I really didn't want to start that report, so I profastinated by checking my email and organizing my desk.

profastinated by Bruhaha January 28, 2008

protaskinating 

Completing many low level, unimportant or "busywork" tasks while avoiding or procrastinating on an important task.

I've been protaskinating on my taxes all week, but my apartment has never been cleaner!

protaskinating by TerryDinTO December 20, 2010

procastinate 

To waste time convincing somebody that they have to get a cast put on their broken limb.

Ortho Doc 1: It took me 10 minutes to convince that dude he needed a cast and couldn't go home with just an elastic bandage and crutches!

Ortho Doc 2: Yeah, sometimes ya just gotta procastinate with these guys. Part of the job.

procastinate by brainyuck July 17, 2011

progastinate 

The act of putting off getting gas for your vehicle or waiting for the price of gas to go down only to find out when you do go to get gas the price has risen.

I should of got gas this morning before I went to work.I progastinated and the price jumped .50 cents after work.

progastinate by Freonman November 13, 2011

multi-protaskinator 

A person who not only has ADHD but is also a procrastinator causing them to start multiple tasks but putting them all off till the last possible moment to complete.

Dennis is such a multi-protaskinator. He starts 5 things at one time and put's everything off till the last minute to complete.

multi-protaskinator by Smithfucius May 16, 2016