From my experience of slacking off and watching others slack off. It's a combination of the fear of discomfort and complacency that causes us to procrastinate. Fear of discomfort is simply laziness while the lack of confidence is simply the fear of failure and is just one form of discomfort that causes the procrastinator to remain in his comfort zone persistently.
The best way to deal with procrastination is to simply start what needs to be done ON THE SPOT IMMEDIATELY. From my experience whenever I delayed the first step in any task, I would automatically be coming out with all kinds of excuses and twists of logic that would eventually convince me that work can be delayed because something else is necessary before things can commerce. And before I know it, I'm already stuck.
The trick in doing that is to simply not think, the more you think the more you are likely to stray, let the logical part of your mind comes in only when necessary. And don't bother thinking and reminding yourself about how this should work. At one point in my life, I actually found myself thinking excessively into how not to procrastinate without knowing that I am doing literally it. (and subconsciously enjoying it too!!) The logical mind is not there to help you to get your work done, it's there to lead you to conclusions that are compatible with what your instincts says. And of course, most of us are too comfortable and complacent to truly and deeply feel that we have to better ourself. So let's just do it.
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From my experience of slacking off and watching others slack off. It's a combination of the fear of discomfort and complacency that causes us to procrastinate. Fear of discomfort is simply laziness while the lack of confidence is simply the fear of failure and is just one form of discomfort that causes the procrastinator to remain in his comfort zone persistently.
The best way to deal with procrastination is to simply start what needs to be done ON THE SPOT IMMEDIATELY. From my experience whenever I delayed the first step in any task, I would automatically be coming out with all kinds of excuses and twists of logic that would eventually convince me that work can be delayed because something else is necessary before things can commerce. And before I know it, I'm already stuck.
The trick in doing that is to simply not think, the more you think the more you are likely to stray, let the logical part of your mind comes in only when necessary. And don't bother thinking and reminding yourself about how this should work. At one point in my life, I actually found myself thinking excessively into how not to procrastinate without knowing that I am doing literally it. (and subconsciously enjoying it too!!) The logical mind is not there to help you to get your work done, it's there to lead you to conclusions that are compatible with what your instincts says. And of course, most of us are too comfortable and complacent to truly and deeply feel that we have to better ourself. So let's just do it.