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LPT: When you finish a task you've been dreading, write down exactly how long it actually took.
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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/tanmay3655 on 2026-05-14 12:02:47+00:00.


LPT: When you finally finish a task you've been putting off, write down how long it actually took.

Most of the time it's 15–30 minutes. You spent days or weeks dreading something that took half an episode of TV.

Doing this a few times reprograms how your brain estimates "dread tasks" — you start recognising the avoidance loop earlier, and the activation energy to just start drops dramatically.

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