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Jun8 on Dec 28, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Low Skills Cause Procrastination

I think one of the main causes of procrastination is not knowing what the next step is. So, in a sense he is correct. You say you're on fire, even if it's new territory, but I think you're still referring to domains that you have knowledge in general, e.g. picking up a new programming language. You have an idea of your next step.

snorkel on Dec 28, 2010 [–]

This is true, tasks that require thinking in the abstract are more likely to induce procrastination: http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1...

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