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30 Procrastination Memes You Should Read Without Delay

Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?

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By

Beverly Jenkins

Updated on 02/22/19

The writer Mark Twain once said, "Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow." If you consider Twain's words your motto, these procrastination memes are for you.

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Due Monday? Do Monday

Via Marshall USC

This is one of those moments when you tell yourself that you do your best work while under pressure. It's not like you just put off doing this project for any other reason, right?

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Last-Minute Mozart

Via Imgur

Of course, we're not all musical geniuses who can whip out an overture in a few hours, but we won't let a tiny detail like that stop us.

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Netflix and No Chill

Via Twitter

Whatever you do, don't actually stop watching Netflix! Just let the dread ruin the entire experience for you.

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Still in the Plastic Wrap

Via Imgur

It's pretty bad when you buy a shirt about procrastination then don't bother removing said shirt from the packaging for several years.

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It's All Part of the Creative Process

Via Tumblr

If given the option of running around the yard inside a giant plastic bubble or sitting down to write for hours on end, you know we're on George's side.

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It's Only a Day Away

Via Imgur

Tomorrow is a beautiful place filled with good intentions and broken promises.

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Just Shove It on Over

Via Sarah Anderson

"Future You" won't mind!

(Spoiler alert: future you minds a lot.)

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Even the Founding Fathers Procrastinated

Via Twitter

I don't remember reading about this quote in any history book.

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They're Always Lurking Back There

Via Tumblr

Just waiting to pounce the second you relax.

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That's a Long List

Via Twitter

Pro tip: add things to your to do list that you've already done, just so you can check them off.

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Can't I Just Skip Today?

Via Twitter

Sometimes there's no way around it; you've just got to go through it.

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The Snooze Button Is a Cruel Mistress

Via Imgur

Snooze buttons wouldn't even exist if humans weren't programmed to procrastinate.

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Just Days That End in "Y"

Via Instagram

Finishing stuff is overrated.

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I'll Get Around to It Eventually

Via Twitter

Yeah, remind me again tomorrow. Today isn't looking so good.

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Isn't That Right, Doc?

Via Bored Panda

Sometimes, procrastination goes a little too far.

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More Animal Pictures, Please

Via The Oatmeal

Those adorable puppy photos sure are tempting.

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Head, Meet Pillow

Via Instagram

Hitting the couch so fast your head spins: the Olympic sport of procrastination.

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It's Good to Have Goals

Via Twitter

A procrastination-free life sounds great. Let's get started on that tomorrow.

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I'll Finish This List Later

Via Imgur

Off to a great start on those new year's resolutions!

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The Hallowed Ring of Pringles

Via Bored Panda

We're sure there wasn't any other pressing work that needed to get done.

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It's All Part of My "Process"

Via Invisible Bread

If you're not working in a state of mild panic, how does anything even get done?

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Mission Accomplished

Via Imgur

Admitting you've got a problem is the first step.

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Happens Every Time

Via Tumblr

This is what happens when you unearth ancient artifacts from your bedroom closet. Those old bins of yearbooks might as well be a doorway to Narnia.

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Darn That Auto-Play

Via 9gag

Netflix knows exactly what they're doing.

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"I Will Talk to Anyone. About Anything."

Via Bored Panda

For those days when you've run out of episodes to watch and newsfeeds to scroll through.

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Mocked by a Blinking Cursor

Via Tumblr

We've all known the pain of staring at a blank document and praying for inspiration.

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Bad Brain. Bad!

Via Imgur

You have all the best intentions, but your brain has a mind of its own.

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Time Just Evaporates

Via The Chive

If there's a bigger time-suck than Facebook, we certainly haven't found it. Even when we actively dislike it we can't seem to quit it.

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Guaranteed Disaster

Via Reddit

Meanwhile, the hard workers are off in their own group, having the time of their lives.

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Meta-Procrastination

Via Fairygodboss

If we can't beat procrastination, at least we can laugh at it.