The limitations we’re trying to avoid when we engage in this self-defeating sort of procrastination frequently don’t have anything to do with how much we’ll be able to get done in the time available; usually, it’s a matter of worrying that we won’t have the talent to produce work of sufficient quality, or that others won’t respond to it as we’d lik
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Insecure individuals often have few real accomplishments to their name because they tend to self-sabotage either at the beginning or near the end of projects. They fear outcomes because they’re so convinced they will screw up just before the finish line. The accomplishments they do have usually were earned because they had no choice and faced real
... See moreAdam Smith • Slaying Your Fear: A guide for people who grapple with insecurity
Bradatan argues that when we find ourselves procrastinating on something important to us, we’re usually in some version of this same mindset. We fail to see, or refuse to accept, that any attempt to bring our ideas into concrete reality must inevitably fall short of our dreams,
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.
There is this immense mental cage that people construct, plain to see: The "ideal" place to do something is always one level up from the responsibility you can affect. That way, you're never responsible for it not getting done.
this is an example
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