Procrastination makes you work slower and harder than necessary to create high-quality work. While many people think that procrastination can help them avoid parts of their work or occupation that they don't really like, it actually forces them to have to work harder and faster to make up for the time they've lost by procrastinating. Working harder with less or no breaks and working faster to complete a project because you have a tight time limit will likely lead to more mistakes and lower quality work, which can damage your reputation, credibility and profitability.

Also, doubting your own capabilities can slow down your work. Many people want to take their time when working on projects that have a deadline of days, weeks or even months to complete.

However, in today's content-driven, fast-paced world, people are looking for quality work to be done as quickly as possible; it's no longer enough to take forever on a project to do quality work; you have to be able to do high-quality work as quickly as possible to be successful.