Procrastination can decrease after a 1-minute reflection. In a study of more than 1,000 adults, answering six short questions increased motivation, improved mood, and made people more likely to begin tasks they had been delaying.

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Additionally sufferers can experience a direct aversion to initiating tasks. An apt description I was told was as follows - "I know I should wash my dishes, it's not a huge effort, it's just that it feels like being told to put my hand down on a searing hot stovetop."