I found that tackling a project is easier if you just do one fast and simple setup task without obligating yourself to do anything more than that.
The fast simple setup task could be something that takes less than one minute of your time, such as open an application, create a new document, type a few notes, save the file.
Procrastination is friction. Doing the first simple task without any direction or commitment gives you that initial push force needed to get the project moving.
This is for "regular" procrastination. Thi "deep procrastination" is a different animal.
I can actually give an example from my own life. And this is totally legit. Imagine having todo a parallel Masters in Physics so that you'd have the opportunity to do a Bachelors in EEE so that you could get a job working with computers!! I literally was "deep procrastination" for 4 years!
One good thing that came out of this is that I can handle really intense situations which others cannot psychologically handle for long periods of time. But on the flip side Im really bad at Prioritizing my own immediate happiness but I'm making progress in that regard.
The fast simple setup task could be something that takes less than one minute of your time, such as open an application, create a new document, type a few notes, save the file.
Procrastination is friction. Doing the first simple task without any direction or commitment gives you that initial push force needed to get the project moving.