Procrastination

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Finding Motivation on Important But Non-Urgent Tasks : zen habits

we know there’s something we should be doing that’s really important for our careers, personal lives, businesses … but there are other less important we do instead. We check our email, respond to messages, read news, find interesting things to read online.

Our problem isn’t that these important tasks are that hard … it’s that we don’t feel motivated. So we procrastinate.

I suppose writing this post is a form of procrastination for me - there are more time-sensitive things I could be doing!

I struggle with juggling multiple priorities, figuring out what I need to do right now, and finding blocks of time when I can immerse myself in one task. I don't expect to solve the problem for myself, but work towards managing it in a way that I don't feel like I'm letting things slide.

The linked post talks about some ways to address this tendency.