Procrastinating Because It's Unpleasant: Why You Avoid Tasks That Make You Feel Bad

You put off tasks that give you a bad feeling. Why avoiding brings short relief, makes the task bigger, and which small action helps.

By imprUvement (@impruvement.bsky.social)
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You don't avoid these tasks out of laziness but because of the feeling they set off in you: uncertainty, boredom, the fear of a difficult message. This procrastination relieves you for a moment and makes the task look bigger afterwards. What helps isn't pulling yourself together but a few minutes of action that make the feeling bearable.

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