You're not lazy. You're avoiding a feeling.

The task brings up dread before you have begun. Switching away can offer quick relief, one researched account of why people delay tasks.

The easy tab is already open, while the task takes a few steps to begin. What is closest on the screen shapes what you do next.

A task that went badly before can make this start feel like a repeat. You may be trying to avoid the old result as much as the work in front of you.

People often prefer relief now over a reward that arrives later. Mood repair research explains the short-term choice, but why it became common across humans is still a guess.