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20 Post author: Vladimir_Golovin 15 May 2009 07:06PM

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Comment author: haig 16 May 2009 06:03:05PM 6 points [-]

'cleaning my room' is still abstract. If you decompose that into 'pick up clothes off floor, then make my bed, then vacuum the carpet, .....', then those are concrete tasks.

Comment author: pwno 16 May 2009 07:20:28PM 3 points [-]

You can decompose all those things into smaller steps too.

You cannot determine whether a task is concrete or abstract without considering the person's perception of the task. Making the bed or picking up clothes can be an abstract task for some. I consider cleaning my room a pretty concrete task (same with washing the dishes, another task I procrastinate about) so the theory can't explain my procrastination.