I find a project and think that it will take me too long to do it, so I put it off. -> By putting it off, my chances of completing it with any sort of quality diminish exponentially. -> As the time depletes, so does my motivation to complete it. -> More time passes, alongside my motivation and my hope. -> A threshold is reached where things must be started. -> I am stressed throughout the whole process of finishing said task. -> In the end, a crap product is produced, which lowers my self-esteem and makes me feel negative.

Brain, I’d like to introduce you to someone, you might have heard of them, PATTERN RECOGNITION? Thought you two might work wonders together. (Ugh.)