I’d suggest that it’s important to know what your personal avoidance activities are: Eating, checking Facebook, texting. If you find yourself doing these things more often, and this coincides with something important you have to do, it’s a good sign you’re avoiding the task. Sometimes recognizing that what you think is a compelling and natural choice is actually avoidance behavior is enough to break the cycle.
Contributor: Adam Cole: A Jazz Musician Who Writes Books at acole.net