The real reason you procrastinate: You fundamentally don't want to be doing whatever task it is that you're avoiding, and while it might be the logically "correct" thing to do, that doesn't mean you want to do it. What we want and what we are pushed into doing are not always aligned. News at ten.
I disagree. I often procrastinate on the things that I really really want to do. My explanation for that is not the fundamental lack of interest in the project, but the hidden fear of failure that accompanies every project that I work on. I've worked on so many failed projects that I've kind of lost hope of actually producing something that won't be forgotten immediately. (Mind that this is not necessarily true - som…
I do agree on the fear of failure part. I've really procrastinated hitting the gym because I saw very little gains the last few months I went hard.