Personally I procrastinate on almost everything that doesn’t either shoot up the dopamines immediately or make the panic monster go away

I always wondered why the panic monster was so great at marshalling concentration, and so bad at defending against the wave of shame that comes once the task is complete and you wonder why you waited so long (again!!)

Panic monster is a tricky beast to use. In the early university years, looming deadlines could make me superproductive, though at an emotional cost. But after few years of using this, my mind became increasingly resistant, and now the deadline trick doesn't work anymore.

Regarding the panic monster, I noticed that the only music that can make me focus better than no music is ominous music. Specifically A.n.k.h. - I wouldn't listen to it for pleasure.

A popular motivation equation: motivation = (expectation of success * expected reward) / (feedback delay * impulsiveness)

I feel "easy but tedious" comes as "low reward" even though expectation of success is high.