Yes, exactly that! And it's unwinnable: if you force yourself to do what needs doing, you resent the process; if someone else has to do it, you feel guilty and obliged; if it doesn't get done tonight, it will be waiting for you in the cold light of morning.Procrastination is the result of internal conflict, and hence of a divided mind. If I am single minded, there can be no conflict; I am doing what I am doing, wholeheartedly. — unenlightened
is to figure out the reason. Most common: the task is unpleasant. (Like neglected leftovers in the fridge, it will only become more unpleasant with putting-off.) Also common: creative block. That, you have to wait out, confident in the knowledge that the whole time you're distracting yourself with solitaire, the kitten or You Tube, the little wheels somewhere deep in your brain are turning furiously: the story or design or shape of a nose will come into focus when it's ready. (That's hard with a deadline; you have to find more energetic distractions, like racket ball or tossing a frisbee for someone's dog.)I tend to trust procrastination. It's happening for a reason. — frank
Setting goals and rewards is sometimes a viable strategy. It may help to divide a daunting project into more manageable portions. After I've removed all the stakes and binding from the tomato bins, I can have a snack and watch a tv show. Then I'll pull all the dead tomato plants and carry them out to the compost. That will get me to dinner time. Tomorrow, I'll turn the soil and cover the bins.Although, sometimes finishing what I started is a toughy. I can reward myself for getting shit done...like I won't eat lunch until x is finished.
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