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Chronic procrastinators don't usually have fun procrastinating. They do something safe, familiar, and unambitious -- to pass the time while they're waiting for the tiger to go away, and to take their mind off the fear.
A number of them find browsing LessWrong safe, familiar, and unambitious, it seems.
Wait, did I say "them"? I meant "us".
Oddly, I found video games to become vastly more appealing when I had work to avoid. Having something to do, and not doing it, felt exciting.