Self-Handicapping as Ego Defense #
July 11th, 2010 | In Worth Knowing
Though this is undoubtedly a reason that people procrastinate, I can see how it applies to many things I’ve done in my life.
In sum, if you self-handicap (with alcohol or any other strategy known to undermine performance - ah, yes, procrastination) and you fail, you protect your sense of competence, because you can externalize the blame to the alcohol or procrastination (on the college campus, it could well be both!).
(via Reddit)