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Comment author: MrMind 05 February 2016 08:19:13AM *  2 points [-]

What's the difference with garden variety procrastination?

Comment author: Lumifer 05 February 2016 03:34:34PM 2 points [-]

Procrastination is just putting things off. Idea Debt says that the bigger thing you build in your mind the harder it will be for you to actually work at it. Kinda like "Daydreaming Considered Harmful".

Comment author: Vladimir_Golovin 05 February 2016 12:29:54PM *  1 point [-]

Procrastination is a more general concept. Idea Debt, as described in the article, is a particular cause / 'method' of procrastination.