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Psychiatrists explain this as an evolutionary mechanism keeping us from expending energy on tasks which, in our caveman mind's view, have low probability of success.

Most modern activities are beyond the mind's capabilities in terms of assessing whether it's worth it, so it usually defaults to "no".

One way around it is to imagine the feeling of having this off your back. I found that it helps somewhat.



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