precrastination
noun/pɹiːˌkɹæstɪˈneɪʃə̆n/UK/pɹiːˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/US
Etymology
Blend of pre- + procrastination, q.v.
Definitions
The completion of a task too quickly or too early for the optimal outcome
The completion of a task too quickly or too early for the optimal outcome; the compulsion to act in this way.
- Lanyun Gong and Cory Potts, the two students with whom I did this work, and I conducted a number of experiments to check our precrastination interpretation.
- It is foreseeable that if we do not enjoy the process involved in completing a task, we will choose procrastination or precrastination to minimize the time we need to spend to do a task.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for precrastination. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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