Why Is It So Hard to Do Something That Should Be Easy? (Wall of Awful pt. 1)

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters use it as the go-to name and explanation for task paralysis and procrastination, and say it helped them see why they avoid tasks.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

How to ADHD

Topic

adhd task paralysis

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

6

HN mentions in dataset

9

Recommendation years in dataset

2020–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Looks like I'm late the party but I submitted a YouTube video talking about this as "The Wall of Awful" emotions and experiences you need to get through in order to start a task that has negative emotions associated with it. It totally changed how …

• I haven't been able to find a "final" solution. Most recently I've been writing things down with pen and paper to keep me on task. To make the ethereal physical and break it down into steps and checklists. Again totally recommend this video on the …

• My 2 favorite videos on How To ADHD are: Wall of Awful [VIDEO] The ADHD Tax [LINK] Driven To Distraction is available on Audible and I think you get one free book if you create a new account. That's how I read it anyway. This …