Live data from Hacker News

Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

deprocrastination.co

151–160 of 163 posts

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

#151

Simple solution for me was to do a dopamine detox. This requires getting rid of things you enjoy, but that's somewhat the point. Instead of doing things you want, you are wasting time on things you don't. After giving up video games, programming was fun. Reading nonfiction was insanely fun. So much so, it became a new addiction. Maybe giving up things you enjoy is easier said than done.

This was my experience as well. No social media or gaming for 4 years now. I’m so much happier now.

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

#154

Haven't watched the video. For me the only thing that works. The only hack that works is having a contract with a third party. You don't procrastinate on paying your mortgage right. You do it every month. You don't not show up for work right. Or for meetings right. You don't procrastinate on paying your cellphone bill/internet bill/paying rent etc. Why? Because you have contracts with another party and there are cons…

Uh, I procrastinate on or just miss all those deadlines very frequently. The consequences just don't exist or pile up. Sometimes consequences don't impact your(general) likelihood of successfully doing something on time.

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

#156
post #30

Great work getting this together, building a curriculum, a pricing model and a website. Some feedback: - I don't trust you yet - I saw the pricing before I gained trust in you as a tutor. Why should I learn how not to procrastinate from you, for money? - The video I watched was quite dry - to be honest I found your presentation style a little monotonous and not very engaging.

I had the same thought about trust. For me even if you are not an expert in the scientific sense, some reasons why I should believe in this course would be good. Maybe you’ve tested it on X people and they have reported success, and have stories themselves that are convincing.

I didn’t find the voice monotonous and I like the clear instructions and advice.

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

#158
post #119
post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Why put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after that." ancient proverb

The fastest code is the code that's never executed. The most efficient task is the one you dodge entirely. :P

Like any work at all. Back to bare necessities!

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

#159

Haven't watched the video. For me the only thing that works. The only hack that works is having a contract with a third party. You don't procrastinate on paying your mortgage right. You do it every month. You don't not show up for work right. Or for meetings right. You don't procrastinate on paying your cellphone bill/internet bill/paying rent etc. Why? Because you have contracts with another party and there are cons…

Doesn’t work for me. As evidenced by past parking tickets, uncollected rubbish bins and other such things.

OTOH my bills are automatically paid for the most part. Has nothing to do with procrastination.

Also if you want to focus on some creative work from 9-10 before the stand up, who is going to check you did it “to the contract”? And how do they check?

Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course

#160

This is great, I was hoping for something to watch instead of doing my work...

How do you think the guy ended up making this in the first place? :)

Not quite :)

It's a result of patient deliberate effort, unsurprisingly.

Post reply on HN