Curious to hear what others think, as this definitely aligns with my own experiences.

Full text of the original study is behind a paywall. If anyone can provide a link to the full study, it would be greatly appreciated.

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    I hope you’re doing alright now. I know moving can be extremely stressful, and hopefully your recovery time is enjoyable.

    I remember once in college that I had a big paper to write, and I decided that I was going to get started on it “early” so that I could finish it early and avoid the deadline stress. I legitimately started it early, but somehow still managed to finish it at the very last minute. I spent my entire weekend in the library, and I don’t think the final product was significantly better than if I had procrastinated on starting. I just spent a lot more time on the research part of it, and didn’t really start putting anything together until the deadline stress kicked in.

    Since that experience, I find it even more difficult to convince myself to start things early, since I’m afraid it will just mean spending more time on stressful tasks.