The main emotion involved in procrastination is disgust. A basic emotion that is as strong as fear, but is completely learned and can be attached to every kind of situation, activity or just the thought of starting them.<p>Procrastination is protecting yourself from feeling the upcoming revolting disgust these activities can bring. You avoid feeling it, like you avoid touching a hot plate, that&#x27;s why the disgust never shows. Only when somebody forces you to do it anyway.<p>The (scientifically tested) theory for this is called Anstrengungsvermeidung (german for &quot;effort&#x2F;stress avoidance&quot;) and isn&#x27;t widely adopted.