The other problem I've run across, in reference to avoiding impulses, is the exact opposite. You want the urge to hit to do something, so you sit around and do nothing in the hopes that the impulse will come. This also results in a lot of wasted time. Instead of simply doing whatever I'm expecting an urge to do, I wait around for inspiration that's never going to come. I could feasibly just go "well, I guess I should blah blah blah...", since I want to do it, but I'd rather have an inclination. I'm not very pleased with these two polar extremities of apathy.