Your Brain Treats It Like a Threat
Unfinished tasks live rent-free in your mind.They trigger your stress circuits over and over.
It’s a loop and it drains you daily.
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Procrastination isn’t always about laziness. Sometimes it’s silent anxiety wrapped in delay. The longer you wait, the heavier it gets and your brain feels the weight.
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