Somewhere, somehow, it must net you something. Procrastination is another word for protectionism. In almost all cases, by procrastinating we protect ourselves from something else that feels far more difficult to face. Procrastination often saves us from our fear of failure . If we are worried that we will not do well on a paper or assignment, often, we do nothing at all.
Procrastination maintains perfectionism .
Sometimes, we feel the need to do everything perfectly. When we get busy we fear that there is no time to do a quality job on everything, and again, we do nothing at all. Procrastination may be caused by a fear of success . If we do very difficult projects exceptionally well, we could draw attention to ourselves. The pressure to always do well would then be overwhelming.