Beat Procrastination: If you had to turn "avoiding work" into a music genre, what would it sound like?

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What Would the “Avoiding Work” Genre Sound Like?

Lately, I’ve been fascinated by how procrastination feels like its own weird art form. If we could bottle that energy endless scrolling, sudden fascination with cleaning, or diving into random Wikipedia holes and turn it into music, what would it even sound like?

Maybe it’s ambient lo-fi with no real progression, or a jazz track that keeps teasing a resolution but never quite gets there. Or perhaps it’s just 10 hours of elevator music with the occasional notification sound mixed in.

As someone who spends too much time analyzing spreadsheets and tweaking synth presets instead of working, I’m curious: how would you soundtrack the act of avoiding responsibility? Any artists or genres that already nail this vibe?

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A melancholic waltz of unfinished melodies, sighing like a browser tab left open for days soft piano notes dissolving into static, the hum of a coffee machine left on too long. Or perhaps the sound of raindrops on a window, looping endlessly while a distant clock ticks, each chime a guilt-laden reminder of tasks untouched. Sigur Rós’ ambient swells, stretched thin like the last hour before dawn when you’re still rearranging your desk instead of sleeping.