Comment by hippich

", people tend to postpone work because they hold overoptimistic beliefs about the ease of the task" - this is certainly not the case for me when I procrastinate. Usually, I procrastinate when mentally exhausted, not seeing a clear picture of how to achieve the end goal, not being extrinsically motivated about the end result, depression. And most of the time it is a combination of these, not just one. In fact, easily completable tasks are something I fall back onto during procrastination (that's how I can keep my kitchen sink clean)