Lately I've been observing my own procrastination and I think I've figured out why it's so easy to fall into this trap.

Why do we procrastinate? Obviously there can be many reasons, but I think a massive one is the fear and anxiety associated with confronting the inevitability of a disappoinitng end result.

When we have a creative idea, or a grand vision of a song, or painting, or book, or what have you, it's easy to become paralyzed at later stages of the process. Because when we work towards the end result, we also close doors along the way. We reduce the potential of the thing by working on it, and with a lot of emotion invested in an end result of a particular nature, it's so easy to just put it off.

We procrastinate out of fear, and I believe a very important skill for any artist or creative is to regognize this tendency in ourselves, and work on confronting that fear. To strengthen that emotional muscle, because in order to get anything done, we're gonna need it.

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Chapters:
0:00-1:43 Who am I and what is Stream Theory?
1:44-7:12 Why great ideas are harder to finish
7:13-8:14 No more procrastination