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I'm sure many have the same feelings as you, however for me procrastination has always been (to use a college example not super relevant these days) "I'd rather
by pc86 3y ago
I'm sure many have the same feelings as you, however for me procrastination has always been (to use a college example not super relevant these days) "I'd rather do $A than $B, even if that means doing $B later means I'll do a worse job at it" where $B is something like writing a paper and $A is hanging out with friends or playing video games or something. I haven't much experienced the "I'd rather do $ANYTHING than $B because I might not do very well at $B regardless," at least not consciously.
- Swizec 3y agoHere’s a super common pattern of procrastination for me that is similar to fear of failing, or even related: “I’d rather do $ANYTHING than $B because I don’t actually know how to get started with $B or haven’t yet decided it’s the right next step” In those moments the gut is trying to tell me something important. Usually $B is not in fact the correct next step and a better option $C exists if I just take the time to look around a little. Of course sometimes the gut is just afraid or needs more info in which case you gotta give $B a forceful attempt to see how it feels. Often it ends up working just fine or you gain additional info that makes $C super obvious.