tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post5904626519613217181..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: The Emotions Behind ProcrastinationJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-33600525984987109642017-06-11T13:08:28.857-05:002017-06-11T13:08:28.857-05:00So, yes (I am having a rough day in this regard). ...So, yes (I am having a rough day in this regard). It is about turning off the incredibly negative recriminations, about not being authorized to do this. This is a waste of time, it is not good, because you are not a person able to do this, should not be, etc.; your attention is needed elsewhere.<br /><br />Bringing more ego to the table would perhaps be an antidote -- I am thinking that I see whyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-70426553634651522772017-06-11T10:03:03.370-05:002017-06-11T10:03:03.370-05:00Well, hm: originally, my procrastination started w...Well, hm: originally, my procrastination started with 3 things:<br /><br />1. A project I knew was impossible to do in the time given, but told myself, as my dissertation director would have, that I had no authority to estimate how long something would take and how could I be so arrogant. So, I could not make a rational plan. What I could not face: asking whether the time constraint were real. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com