Procrastinating — we’ve all fallen into the trap of waiting until the last minute to get something done. Maybe you’ve embarked on a deep clean of your house or started a new book to put off that one thing you just don’t want to do.

We all know that procrastinating isn’t exactly a good habit. After all, it can leave you feeling stressed, anxious and, in some cases, can even mean you don’t get around to finishing important tasks.

But while waiting until the last minute to get things done can be harmful, doing the opposite can sometimes be just as bad.

If you try to avoid procrastination by getting all of your tasks done as soon as possible, you might have a habit of ‘precrastinating’, and according to research from the University of California-Riverside, this habit can sometimes result in impulsive decision-making and hasty work.

Precrastinating: why doing things too early might be even worse than procrastinating