# Why are you always late?

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**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-always-late/942631 "2021-05-21T16:28:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-always-late/942631/7 "2021-05-21T17:52:47Z")

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So far, it looks like we don’t have any responses from always-late people. Until we do, here’s “Why Procrastinators Procrastinate”:

> **[Why Procrastinators Procrastinate — Wait But Why](https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html)**
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> The full story about why procrastinators routinely ruin their own lives.

And here are a few older threads on punctuality:

> [@Is punctuality a choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-punctuality-a-choice/390553):
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> To mitigate my slight hijacking of this thread My friends who are late for lunch dates [My friends who are late for lunch dates - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406624) found in the Pit, let’s explore punctuality vs. habitually late viewpoints here. My post to the doper whose friends always show up late for lunch, thereby making her late getting back to work went something like: "Punctuality is a choice. Barring the unexpected traffic jam or such like, you can either decide to be on time …

> [@The psychology of punctual people vs late people according to lisalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-psychology-of-punctual-people-vs-late-people-according-to-lisalan/566875):
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> I have always been a punctal person all of my life. I believe punctuality shows that you have mastered the skill of time management. I also believe that punctuality shows strength of character. It shows that you are dependable, care about other people’s feelings and respect their time. People who are late are deficient in the skill of time management. Lateness shows a weaknes of character. It shows that you are not dependable, are selfish and put your feelings above others and have no respect f…

> [@Are you a chronically late kind of person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-chronically-late-kind-of-person/700951):
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> Poll in a minute… Somebody else’s lateness is stressing me right the hell out, and I’m trying to get a handle on how bent out of shape I should be. The never-on-time thing rarely affects me directly (as in I’m not the one left waiting) but the indirect effect could possibly be fairly devastating. (You can choose multiple options)

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