Me and studying for exams. Me and writing my bachelor's thesis which I ended up power writing in a ~18h+ long session with no sleep
To still feel productive and get that high from getting stuff done. I honestly spend hours and hours formatting my reports/papers. I think, I got a few compliments in the past (just the average kind people say when it's clear someone put effort into something) and that solidified my procrastination.
It's usually at least a 2:1 ratio of formatting to actually writing/researching content...
I need help...
Ah, I do the same with figures! Hours spent just to aling them perfectly
I spend three hours before every paper trying to find cool software to help me focus/write... only to end up writing it all in word.
Usually 15-20 minutes browsing fonts too... only to change it to times new roman when I'm done because it's required
I've been repeating this to myself for the last year and I still haven't written a word. Guess my paper will never see the light
Me but change "write" for "programming" and lab for generic "job". I know this subreddit... It's for what it is but I felt identified in some way....
I did this too, and if you're dead set on doing it I advise strongly to plug your ears, close your eyes, and go "LALALALALALA!" any time the job market is mentioned.
It made me completely and utterly depressed and I stopped learning all forms of development altogether.
