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Re:Ask HN: Were you a procrastinator and could overcome it? ... by neverminder on Friday March 17, 2017 @09:37AM (#13893813)
I agree mostly and I am in a similar position. What I don't entirely agree with is that "procrastination is a massive fear of mental activity". For instance, even though I'm not a big gamer, when I procrastinate I can spend hours playing one of my favorite strategy games and strategy games require quite a bit of mental activity. I think procrastination is a fear of boring mental activity, something that doesn't provide immediate reward.
Re:Ask HN: Were you a procrastinator and could overcome it? ... by afarrell on Friday March 17, 2017 @06:54PM (#13898681)
I suspect the problem is less boredom and more ambiguity. Goal pursuit is easy to figure out with a health bar, mana bar, and purse with two few gold pieces.