Procrastination Is a Relationship Problem

Fear of disappointing others is an enemy of productivity

Kathleen Smith
Forge
Published in
5 min readJan 6, 2020

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Martha’s New Year’s resolution was to start therapy, but she didn’t show up to my office until April. In her defense, she came in to talk about her trouble with deadlines.

Martha, who worked remotely as a pop-culture reporter for a popular website, told me in our sessions…

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Kathleen Smith
Forge
Writer for

Kathleen Smith is a therapist and author of the book Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down.