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When self-imposed pressure backfires repeatedly

My apartment is a disaster and I keep inviting people over in two weeks thinking the deadline will force me to clean but then I panic and cancel

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

External accountability becomes internal tyranny when the pattern of avoidance is stronger than the motivation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Moving through procrastination?”

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