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by tonmoy 3697 days ago
Pondering about the task isn't really procrastination. In fact some of the most productive people I have seen in my life do exactly that.
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Yes, but there's a fine line between pondering a task or doing "research" and procrastination. I do a lot of writing of various sorts and an editor of mine had the saying that "writing is discovery." By which he meant that, to a significant degree, you have to just get into some tasks before you can know how to complete them.
I feel this way when doing sports. Often the desire isn't there, the sensations only come back after 15 minutes in.
I understand and agree, but when nothing ever progresses, not even your understanding, it's not good. A `while true {}` in disguise