Procrastination and the priority of short-term mood regulation
I don’t think it’s correct to see procrastination as only a negative. At least for me it’s often a signal that whatever activity I’m trying to push myself to will not have the desired outcome. So as I see it procrastination is sort of the internal equivalent of a hesitant investor, asking “will this work really pay off?” That’s a very important question, and asking it has obvious survival benefits.