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It happens to me sometimes and is the sole cause of all procrastination in my life. I think it comes from past experiences during youth when maybe you got embarrassed in front of a lot of people or you let someone down and they negatively overreacted to your behavior, something of that nature. The anxiety comes from potentially experiencing that again.
Also to consider is that the increase in complexity in society due to advancements in science/technology is not linear to the physical evolution of our species. The lightbulb was invented 200 years ago, evolution takes tens of thousands of years. We are Hunter gatherers by design, but also have a large capacity for adaptation to our environment. It is possible that the complexity in society pushes us close to what the average person can handle.
That is why learning things like time management are so important and under taught. You said you're in college so it makes sense that you are still feeling out life in general.
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