labor-prohibitive - When you decide a task is so much work that it's not worth i

When you decide a task is so much work that it's not worth it, even if you're already halfway done.

I started this essay and now I'm just thinking about pizza.

I'm not going to finish this project. I already spilled my coffee on it.

I'm not going to clean my room. I'm just going to stare at my socks and pretend I'm a philosopher.