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. So, rather than getting attention for doing something challenging very well, we wait until the last minute and do a rushed job or, we do nothing at all.
Procrastination is a form of rebellion .
If you really don't want to do something, telling people you didn't have time saves you from telling them that you never wanted to do it in the first place. Procrastination allows us to live in the world of hopes, wishes, and maybe's . If you don't send your resume out to all those firms you wanted, maybe the one you did send it to will call you for an interview. Maybe the professor will cancel the exam so you won't study for it until the last minute. If you ignore the problem with your roommate, you hope it will just go away.