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There is a (possibly false) dichotomy in my mind about approaches to overcoming the aversion to starting a task. Namely, it seems that such approaches involve either:
1. Exertion: The aversion resists you, but you push through it with superior force, drawing on motivation, willpower, or self-discipline. Or,
2. Dissolution: You let go of the tension that arises in your body and mind, which amounts to letting go of the aversion. Or, framed differently: you refuse to wrestle with the resistance in the first place; you are, so to speak, not even recognizing its right to step on the mat and challenge you.
As it happens, I'm so particular to the latter category of approaches that when writing about overcoming procrastination, I tend to almost ignore the former. Am I doing it to my detriment? Does "powering through" deserve a fair hearing too?