# 'Ugh fields', or why you can’t even bear to think about that task | Medium

<https://medium.com/@robertwiblin/ugh-fields-or-why-you-can-t-even-bear-to-think-about-that-task-5941837dac62>

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## What Jamie wrote

I had not heard the term [Ugh fields](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/EFQ3F6kmt4WHXRqik/ugh-fields), but I sort of knew what it was just by the name. I suppose you would consider this a specific form of procrastination. I have to admit that I've experienced exactly the cycle described on more than a handful of occasions. I like the listed ways to work through this pattern.

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