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veen  ·  2128 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why You Procrastinate

It's not just that IMO, it's more about how to deal with stuff that sucks. Because the prevailing narrative is to just try harder, to exert more willpower, while the article says that that's simply not going to work.

I have often struggled to call someone, or to do something important, because I had too much fear / dread / anxiety to make the first step. But you have to deal with the emotion around a task first before you can succesfully tap the well of willpower.