Procrastination.
For a term looked at so negatively, it’s funny that it starts with “pro.”
So maybe procrastination is a good thing. Without it, we wouldn’t create the urgency required to execute on deadlines.
Sure, procrastination breeds unnecessary stress and worry compared to the alternative – which is being ahead of your timeline and staying on track along the way. But doesn’t staying on track mean you’re just doing the bare minimum required to get by each day? Maybe.
I sometimes do my best work while my back’s to the wall. Some people just act well when they’re under pressure, with nowhere else to turn.
So if procrastination is beneficial for some, those that don’t excel under said pressure should begin calling it “concrastination.”
It may be a little cheesy, but at least then we can differentiate between the people that can handle the work and the others that will fail to deliver.