The first article I didn't think too much of. I know I don't view procrastinating and its results as a fun stimulating challenge in
my life!
I much preferred the second article. It was really interesting in fact. There were a couple of books mentioned in it,
'The Now Habit' by Neil Fiore, Ph.D. and
'The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield. Has anyone here or AlethiaSi read any of those or are you familiar with either through your course maybe?
I found it interesting they say it often comes hand in hand with things like insomnia which can itself be symptomatic of depression. A condition the article later details can derive from or be exacerbated by, procrastination. Curiously no comment on other conditions like ADD/ADHD and the strong link those condition(s) have to procrastinating, focus & motivation etc.
Strikingly, it suggests cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment. Presumably to try to learn new self coping and organisation mechanisms.