Procrastination is driven by our desire to avoid difficult emotions, says expert

Re:Procrastination is driven by our desire to avoid difficul... by yesco on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @11:50AM (#23540589)

I'm not sure what you mean, it's not like procrastinating is a mental disorder or permanent disability like being blind. If you are avoiding work that you need to be doing then by definition you are procrastinating, career success has nothing to do with it.

It's not like it's insensitive to say you are anxious about something minor when there exists people with more severe anxiety problems. It's just the name of a symptom.

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Re:Procrastination is driven by our desire to avoid difficul... by ekr on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @01:14PM (#23541538)

I'm fairly sure the author means that if you're still able to maintain a more or less demanding job and all the social obligations thereof, the degree of your suffering is nowhere near as serious as it could be. Take for instance someone suffering from debilitating/easily triggered mental breakdowns/ seizures.

You may think that these conditions are not strongly related to procrastination, I can argue against that.

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Re:Procrastination is driven by our desire to avoid difficul... by outworlder on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @02:59PM (#23542773)

> I'm not sure what you mean, it's not like procrastinating is a mental disorder or permanent disability like being blind

It can be symptom of a mental disorder when it impacts normal functioning.

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