Quote Originally Posted by Brent View Post
Procrastination isn't irrational. What projects are you procrastinating about? Is there some reason for that? How could you reframe those projects to make them more interesting?
I wouldn't say procrastination "isn't irrational," but I think we can all agree that it's natural and troublesome.

Procrastination is generally an avoidance behavior -- it's a way to avoid some anxiety that we have attached to whatever it is we're supposed to be doing. We do something else to run away from the anxiety instead of working through the anxiety and coming out the other side. By running away, we conveniently fail to get rid of the anxiety, which often grows and grows...

Brent makes good points about looking at your next actions. How small are they? David Allen Himself suggests that every item on your list either attracts or repels you instinctively. If your next actions repel you, it's time to reformulate them.

It can also be hard to think about the next action without bringing all the baggage of the whole project with it. Practice makes better, so keep trying and you'll get the hang of it.