i really like how mel robbins talks about procrastination she says it’s a form of stress relief you feel the anxiety of what you have to do you let yourself off the hook and you feel relief it’s the pattern that you’re repeating obviously the 5 minute task isn’t the issue i still procrastinate a lot a lot but it helps the mental anguish to know that when i feel unable to make a phone call every day for a week straight it’s usually an alarm bell that i am over all too stressed out and needing a release valve so i orchestrate one with something i can control not a fix - i am the worst at this but it’s helped me be a little more compassionate towards myself when things get bad