How do you deal with procrastination?

Hello Nora.  I don't know if you meant what you said or if you were just being nice or if you were being sarcastic...   but if only all employers could appreciate such a plain, honest and unadorned cover letter as that one I suggested, life would be a bowl of maraschino cherries.  As it is, however, unfortunately Toasted Cheese is right.   One has to be able to play the game.   And I've come to the realization that so many of the "rules of the game" are counter-intuitive.  

Also, I hope that what I wrote didn't offend you.  Because I definitely didn't mean to say or imply that just because a person happens to enjoy writing the cover letter and feels comfortable with it that THAT person is a liar or is phony or disingenuous.  I hope you didn't take it that way.   In fact, I might even say that I am jealous of you or anybody else that has a good handle on it, because it's entirely possible that you are picking up on some element of the scenario that I am unable to detect.  Or maybe you and certain other people just have more self-confidence when it comes to the job hunt.  Or maybe you're just adventurous that way.  I don't know.  But I didn't mean to offend you.  Your posts that I've read have never given me the impression of any of those other negative qualities, so....   For what it's worth.    

I do know that I have absolutely NONE of the competitive spirit.  And in the job market, this is a liability.  Even in areas where I know have some aptitude, I can't get into the competition.  I don't care what anybody says, there is no such thing as "friendly competition".  People who compete want to win.  Simple as pie.  This is probably one big reason why my interest in sports is nil, zip, zero...  And I think this outlook would naturally factor in to the reasons for my super strong aversion to writing cover letters and going to interviews.