physical inertia, activating your body to get into action and do the highly specialised complex task (it is) while dealing with all the sensory stimulation and distractions between now and having it done.
Versus, here is a cool mental problem to make your brain less bored and requires zero movement or activation and where getting distracted can mean finding an even more creative solution.
But it’s also theory vs practical, saving the world, thats broad. You are not thinking of all the little details that are stressing you out (and causing avoidance)
The sock is not the best example for this but real life tasks have an unavoidable rawness and every decision is a commitment with effect and consequence.
I think its at least these 2 things,
physical inertia, activating your body to get into action and do the highly specialised complex task (it is) while dealing with all the sensory stimulation and distractions between now and having it done. Versus, here is a cool mental problem to make your brain less bored and requires zero movement or activation and where getting distracted can mean finding an even more creative solution.
But it’s also theory vs practical, saving the world, thats broad. You are not thinking of all the little details that are stressing you out (and causing avoidance) The sock is not the best example for this but real life tasks have an unavoidable rawness and every decision is a commitment with effect and consequence.