I think procrastination should imply that there's likely no benefit in delaying the task at hand. But I agree that the "start as-late-as-possible" strategy can

I think procrastination should imply that there's likely no benefit in delaying the task at hand. But I agree that the "start as-late-as-possible" strategy can be beneficial in a wide array of situations. When I was getting my degree I learned that starting projects ASAP was foolish because the professor often changed the scope or made important clarifications about a week before it was due.