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People tend to procrastinate to avoid emotionally unpleasant tasks - so they choose to focus on something that provides a temporary mood boost.
This creates a vicious cycle: procrastination itself causes shame and guilt โ which in turn leads people to procrastinate even further.
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Progress on our goals feeds our well-being. So the most important thing to do is bootstrap a little progress: get a little progress, and thatโs going to fuel your well-being and your motivation.
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This is a self-regulatory strategy in the form of an "if-then plan": "If the phone rings, then Iโm not going to answer it." "If my friends call me to say weโre going out, Iโm going to say no." So youโve already made these pre-commitments.
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