not feeling like doing the thing is not a bad feeling about doing the thing. because you are not doing the thing

you can’t feel the future because it does not exist

by definition — the future is what does not exist yet

(and it may never exist because the future is not fully predictable)

the future is an idea. a feeling about the future is a feeling about an idea. a feeling happening in the present

not feeling like doing the thing is really not feeling like starting to do the thing

it is a feeling about not doing the thing

you can stop feeling this feeling by starting to do the thing

ok

not feeling like continuing to do the thing can just be time to rest or to do something else

but if it feels the same as not feeling like starting to do the thing, it may be a feeling about the past where you hadn’t started yet

a feeling about dragging your feet or seeking distraction

this feeling is also not a feeling about doing the thing. it is a feeling about resisting doing the thing

you have not committed and surrendered to the work

only when you are doing the thing can you feel what it is like to do it

it may feel very different from not doing the thing

realizing this may make it easer to start to do the thing and to continue