28 Memes Perfect for Putting off Doing That Thing You're Avoiding

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Jul 4, 2024 7:00 PM EDT

Most people I know struggle with some level of procrastination. It's so much easier to avoid doing something than it is to do something. Especially if the thing you're avoiding is annoying. This happens to me with admin-related tasks all the time. Give me a boring email I need to reply to. I'll wait as long as I can to get back to you. Want me to schedule a dentist appointment? Yeah, I'll get to that as soon as I finish literally anything else.

There are so many great ways to waste your time. A favorite of mine is Wikipedia-- I can surf on there for hours looking at niche pages and seeing where it gets me. Another classic is cleaning your room. You'll avoid cleaning your room until there's something else you don't want to do, and then lo and behold you're folding laundry. Or, you could look at memes, a time-honored, tested, and true way to put off the annoying things.