... those aren’t the actual cause of your procrastination - the cause is fear - but they are the activities we turn to when we are afraid, and they serve to distract us from both the fear, and the ... Procrastination, which is usually caused by a lack of information or training, Fear-Based Procrastination is caused by, as its name implies, fear. Fear is unfortunately a major force in many ... don’t actually go out and do the most important activity of all, sales. Or, you spend a lot of time reading art magazines and visiting galleries, but don’t actually paint. Or, you keep researching...