Yet procrastination mostly consists of finding more fun things to do.
Chronic procrastinators don’t usually have fun procrastinating. They do something safe, familiar, and unambitious—to pass the time while they’re waiting for the tiger to go away, and to take their mind off the fear.
Chronic procrastinators don’t usually have fun procrastinating. They do something safe, familiar, and unambitious—to pass the time while they’re waiting for the tiger to go away, and to take their mind off the fear.
A number of them find browsing LessWrong safe, familiar, and unambitious, it seems.
Wait, did I say “them”? I meant “us”.
Oddly, I found video games to become vastly more appealing when I had work to avoid. Having something to do, and not doing it, felt exciting.