Dear Annie: I Just Can’t Lock in at Work, and I’m About to Lose a Job I Love because of It

4 Ways I Overcame My Guilt Over Doing Nothing, From a Chronic Overachiever

My journey in backpedaling from productivity guiltpixdeluxe / Getty ImagesIn a world that celebrates capitalistic achievements and success, it’s hard not to feel guilty for simply doing nothing. I should be working on my thesis. I should submit my application for that role I’m really interested in. I should be drafting a manuscript that I can pitch to publishers. These are all statements that have crossed my mind recently. And when inevitably I …

Dear Annie: I just can’t lock in at work, and I’m about to lose a job I love because of it

Dear Annie: I have a job I love, but I’m at risk of losing it because I’m lazy and I procrastinate. My job is mostly autonomous, which makes it a little too easy to put things off and not work hard -- but now it’s catching up to me.

Dear Annie: How I can stop being lazy at work?

Dear Annie: I have a job I love, but I’m at risk of losing it because I’m lazy and I procrastinate. My job is mostly autonomous, which makes it a little too easy to put things off and not work hard—but now it’s catching up to me.

Dear Annie: My laziness is going to cost me my job

Dear Annie: I have a job I love, but I’m at risk of losing it because I’m lazy and I procrastinate. My job is mostly autonomous, which makes it a little too easy to put things off and not work hard -- but now it’s catching up to me.

Dear Annie: My procrastination could cost me my job

Dear Annie: I have a job I love, but I’m at risk of losing it because I’m lazy and I procrastinate. My job is mostly autonomous, which makes it a little too easy to put things off and not work hard -- but now it’s catching up to me.