One of the common procrastination tactics is to become busy doing something else – we want to do anything other than the task we are trying to avoid.
Here is a tactic to handle such procrastination.
First, assign some time to work on the task.
Second, resolve that if you can’t work on it, you just have to sit and do nothing. No checking email, phone, or doing anything at all.
Just sit idle. And then, observe your resistance to doing the task – notice how you feel in your body and mind. In a few minutes or less, the resistance will likely weaken. And at some point, you may feel ready to get started.
Staying busy is an escape. Block the escape and face your reality. Most of the time, that itself is enough.
– Rajan