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The conscious or subconscious delay of doing or facing a task or situation, to circumvent some degree of uncomfortability. Whether that uncomfortability be simple or profound, eg from boredom to deeply held anxiety.

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"Wanting to do" without being "able to do"?

(Differentiate this from procrastination in which there is a preference for one active over another in the short term) …
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Avoidance Vs. Procrastination? Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the go-no-go task

Clearly these two notions overlap: procrastination is avoidance (because procrastination = avoidance + preferred or distracting activity. … QUESTIONS: It seems like pure avoidance is more akin to "can't-go" and procrastination to the "can't-not-go". …
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