Precrastination

//pɹiːˌkɹæstɪˈneɪʃə̆n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The completion of a task too quickly or too early for the optimal outcome; the compulsion to act in this way. uncountable, usually

    "My colleagues and I called this tendency “precrastination.” The term was meant to connote the opposite of procrastination, the tendency to put off until later what you can do right away. Pre-crastination is the tendency to do too soon what might be better done later."

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"My colleagues and I called this tendency “precrastination.” The term was meant to connote the opposite of procrastination, the tendency to put off until later what you can do right away. Pre-crastination is the tendency to do too soon what might be better done later."

Etymology

Blend of pre- + procrastination, q.v.

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