Ask HN: Can't concentrate to focus, until it's last minute or later

Post by bgilroy26 » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 3:14 AM UTC

ljf wrote: post #119

bgilroy26 wrote: post #115

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>Now if only there was a fix that didn't involve a downgrade from thinker to doer. If you think that being a doer would be a downgrade, it seriously sounds like you should try it out. Why go through life imagining you are better than other people when there is a way for you to know for sure?

Exactly, if anything a doer is a step above the thinker - when you do you can review and adapt to be better next time. If you just think you never actually know what the outcome would have looked like, just what you believe. That what I mean a bit in my reply above about breaking work down in a scrum/lean way and just doing the individual pieces and not thinking just about the great big scary whole.

Post by swah » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 11:22 AM UTC

jarjoura wrote: post #60

gt565k wrote: post #12

Take a step back and think about the environment you were in when you were the most productive. When your mind was the sharpest it has ever been and you were knocking shit out left and right. Maybe that was in high school or college, or during your first few years in your career. Ask yourself: What was different back then? What was your daily routine? What did you eat? Did you play sports or stay active? A lot of peo…

haha why did you mention that whole "no fapping" thing? All I can picture now is some 20 year old guy feeling guilty he jerked off 4 times in a day and feels like his life is out of control.

Post by 0x54MUR41 » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 1:40 PM UTC

Post by swah » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 5:36 PM UTC

gonehome wrote: post #136

ljf wrote: post #79

One thing I've noticed is that in some people procrastination is some sort of protection system. (Not saying this is what op has, just a discussion point) They seem to feel that most tasks in life are a bit beneath them (of course I can do this course work / assignment / deliver this project / get great grades / ace this interview - I don't really need to try). Then they keep waiting and waiting until there is little…

I think this has to do with a mixture of fear of failure, having "smart" be part of your identity and having somewhat of a fixed mindset instead of a growth mindset. The procrastination protects your self identity because you can discount failure as having not tried that hard. It's better to keep your identity small and value continually learning over "being smart".