This seems to be the hot word right now, “procrastination.”
Bah.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/1/18/153331/505

Is it the at-war mentality kicking in, the “do our part” bologne whipping us into action?

Is it a New Year’s thing that people realize just how ineffectual they really are?

Just procrastinate.