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by cimmanom 2935 days ago
There can be other reasons for procrastination, too.

Fear of failure is a common one, which fits the bill if you have more trouble getting started on harder problems.

Personally, the only way I've found to deal with that one is to say "fuck it, what's the worst that happens?" and just do it. But sometimes you have to work yourself up to that.

There are other reasons you might be avoiding it too. I highly recommend cultivating the habit of introspection, and applying it whenever you realize you're procrastinating on something, to figure out what specifically is making you uncomfortable about starting the project.