Sometimes there's something you have to do, but you're really not in the mood to do it. Sometimes I do what I call "productive procrastination", whereby I avoid the task that needs more immediate attention by doing other activities that are relatively less unfavorable. Examples:
- any household chore (cleaning the floor, doing laundry, dishes)
- writing letters to friends
- picking out my outfit for the next day
- flossing my teeth
- organizing desk miscellany
- trimming my eyebrows
Accomplishing any or all of these tasks makes me feel productive, and sometimes completing a boring but necesary task can be the first step to getting into the right and focused mindset required to accomplish the goal that I initially wanted to procrastinate on. Now, this doesn't always work, as web-surfing is a much more enjoyable and time-consuming way of procrastinating and it can be productive, but that's unlikely.
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