Procrastinating and self-defeating behavior can seem funny, frustrating, puzzling, infuriating, or pathetic, depending on your perspective. I find it a very human trait, so widespread that we all bump into it nearly every day. Writers, philosophers, and students of human nature throughout history have tried to formulate some explanation for self-defeating behavior, including such popular theories as: 1. You’re basically lazy; it’s just your “nature.” 2. You want to hurt yourself and suffer. You either like feeling depressed, or you have a self-destructive drive, a “death wish.”
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