Procrastination as protection

Compass of Emotions · May 13, 2026 · 35m

I want to offer you an idea that might completely change the way you see yourself. What if procrastination isn’t laziness… but protection? Because a lot of the time, we don’t postpone things because we don’t care. In fact, we often procrastinate the things that matter most to us: that project, that conversation, that change, that decision. And the more important something feels… the more fear, pressure or emotional exposure it can trigger. In this new podcast episode, we explore procrastination from a much deeper and more compassionate perspective: We talk about how perfectionism, exhaustion…