A taxonomy of why I procrastinate

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There’s a little accountant named Jim that lives in my head

dynomight · May 2023 · life The little accountant Nobody gets everything they want in life. That’s OK. If everyone was a sportscaster-rockstar-scientist-model-author-influencer-billionaire, we still wouldn’t be happy because everyone else would be too busy to be impressed. But still, it’s a little sad when you don’t at least try to get what you want. My mental model is: Inside my head there’s a guy named Jim. When I decide I want to do something, Jim does a calculation: How much time and energy will this take, and how much reward will it bring? If Jim thinks the reward on effort is too low, he

A taxonomy of why I procrastinate

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