Chronophage

Evening chatting to Mr Vang, who is a chronophage, though an interesting one. Here one cannot turn a cold shoulder, as Goethe did, because personal relationships are probably more important than material achievements.

Bad suggestions have a banal influence. Counter them. Your effort to cultivate self-discipline go waste^([sic]) if you do not master the art of dealing with time wasters. They are chronophages.