This is a good article, but is it not simply finding a more polite (and perhaps, for the sake of publishing, novel) way to say procrastination is caused by insufficient will?
"People procrastinate or avoid aversive tasks to improve their short-term mood at the cost of long-term goals."
This description is true, but is it not also true for virtually every case where you would typically use the term "willpower"?
"People procrastinate or avoid aversive tasks to improve their short-term mood at the cost of long-term goals."
This description is true, but is it not also true for virtually every case where you would typically use the term "willpower"?